Panama vs Samoa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 26.5% against 24.6% in Samoa, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 63rd and Samoa ranks 65th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 5.1% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 20.6% | 5.8% | 14.8% | Panama |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 9.1% | 13.3% | Panama |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 12.4% | 10.2% | Panama |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 16.0% | 11.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 21.9% | 2.9% | Panama |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 22.6% | 3.6% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Panama or Samoa?
- Panama, at 26.5% against 24.6% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Panama and Samoa?
- 1.9%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Panama ranks 63rd and Samoa ranks 65th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.