Food exports in Samoa
Samoa: Food exports was 24.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Samoa, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 24.8% for food exports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.2% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Samoa peaked at 99.1% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2008.
That places Samoa 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Food exports in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 99.1% | — |
| 1963 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 97.7% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 96.4% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 95.6% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 88.4% | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 92.6% | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 94.0% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 92.4% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 89.0% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 75.1% | -15.7% |
| 1973 | 83.9% | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 92.5% | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 90.5% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 93.1% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 93.3% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 96.5% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 92.0% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 93.7% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 89.6% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 95.3% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | -66.4% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -31.6% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +49.2% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | -39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.3% | 88.4% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 90.0% | 75.1% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 89.6% | 95.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 14.3% | 32.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 21.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 24.8% | 69.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,129 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Samoa?
- Food exports in Samoa was 24.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for food exports?
- Samoa ranks 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.