Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate was -14.72 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate in Samoa, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Samoa recorded -14.72 % change on previous year for commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 364.1% on the previous year and down 429.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 61.46 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -33.51 % change on previous year, in 1999.
Samoa ranks 186th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.56 % change on previous year | 32.91 % change on previous year | 46.22 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.18 % change on previous year | -12.89 % change on previous year | 26.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.87 % change on previous year | -33.51 % change on previous year | 47.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.86 % change on previous year | 0.3895 % change on previous year | 41.75 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.96 % change on previous year | -16.64 % change on previous year | 61.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 % change on previous year | -14.72 % change on previous year | 21.8 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 183 Haiti -12.03 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Brunei Darussalam -12.1 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Central African Republic -13.14 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Papua New Guinea -14.77 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Niger -15.22 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Iran -17.22 % change on previous year compare
More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Samoa was -14.72 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 61.46 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.51 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Samoa rank for commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 429.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.