Samoa vs Tonga: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.6% against 0.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 3.9 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Tonga ahead.
Samoa ranks 206th and Tonga ranks 204th of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Samoa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.6% against 0.2% in Samoa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Samoa ranks 206th and Tonga ranks 204th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.