Samoa vs United Kingdom: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Samoa
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 38.1% against 37.6% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 152nd and United Kingdom ranks 153rd of 204 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.5% | 38.7% | 8.8% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 39.3% | 23.6% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 58.5% | 36.6% | 21.8% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 36.4% | 29.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 40.7% | 10.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 38.4% | 7.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Samoa or United Kingdom?
- Samoa, at 38.1% against 37.6% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Samoa and United Kingdom?
- 0.5%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United Kingdom?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Samoa ranks 152nd and United Kingdom ranks 153rd 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.