Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Samoa
Samoa: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 95.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Samoa, 1964–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Samoa is 95.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Samoa peaked at 100.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 91.3%, in 1973.
Samoa ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 97.1% | — |
| 1965 | 98.2% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 96.3% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 99.9% | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 91.3% | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 96.4% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 99.5% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 99.3% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 96.7% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 99.9% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 97.2% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 96.0% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 97.7% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 99.6% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 96.2% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 91.5% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -1.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 95.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.1%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.6% | 96.3% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 1970s | 97.8% | 91.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.6% | 96.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 91.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.1% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.0% | 98.5% | 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)
- 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Samoa?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Samoa was 95.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.3% in 1973.
- How does Samoa rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Samoa ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.