Africa Eastern and Southern vs American Samoa: Merchandise trade

Africa Eastern and Southern
45.4%
in 2025
American Samoa
117.7%
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
17th
American Samoa rank
17th

Merchandise trade over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • American Samoa
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 117.7% against 45.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 72.3%.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 2.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 17th and American Samoa ranks 17th of 47 groups.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern American Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 46.6% 177.0% 130.3% American Samoa
2010s 48.7% 144.4% 95.7% American Samoa
2020s 45.3% 142.3% 97.0% American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade, Africa Eastern and Southern or American Samoa?
American Samoa, at 117.7% against 45.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2022.
What is the difference in merchandise trade between Africa Eastern and Southern and American Samoa?
72.3%, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and American Samoa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and American Samoa rank globally for merchandise trade?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 17th and American Samoa ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 14,091 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.