Samoa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise trade

Samoa
38.1%
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
37.6%
in 2025
Samoa rank
152nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
153rd

Merchandise trade over time

  • Samoa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 38.1% against 37.6% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Samoa, at 38.1% against 37.6% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise trade between Samoa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.5%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Samoa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise trade?
Samoa ranks 152nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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

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.