Palau vs Samoa: Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Palau
5.5%
in 2023
Samoa
5.0%
in 2025
Palau rank
162nd
Samoa rank
165th
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Palau currently reports 5.5% against 5.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 162nd and Samoa ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.8% | 0.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.0% | 1.2% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Palau or Samoa?
- Palau, at 5.5% against 5.0% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in transport services between Palau and Samoa?
- 0.5%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for transport services?
- Palau ranks 162nd and Samoa ranks 165th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.