Iran vs Samoa: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Iran
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13.9% against 13.0% in Iran, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 134th of 198 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.5% | 10.4% | 21.2% | Iran |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 12.4% | 1.6% | Iran |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 10.5% | 2.9% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Iran or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13.9% against 13.0% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Iran and Samoa?
- 0.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Samoa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1999.
- How do Iran and Samoa rank globally for travel services?
- Iran ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 134th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.