Angola vs Samoa: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Angola
- Samoa
How they compare
Angola currently reports 38.8% against 38.1% in Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.
Angola ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 152nd of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.7% | 62.8% | 15.1% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 58.5% | 27.7% | Angola |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 65.6% | 17.8% | Angola |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 51.5% | 11.2% | Angola |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 45.7% | 5.8% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Angola or Samoa?
- Angola, at 38.8% against 38.1% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Angola and Samoa?
- 0.7%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Samoa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Samoa rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Angola ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 152nd of 204 countries.
- 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
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.