Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Samoa
Samoa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 0.0% in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Samoa, 1996–2008
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Samoa is 0.0%, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Samoa peaked at 7.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Samoa 180th out of 204 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.1% | — |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +1590.8% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +600.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -95.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -97.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 19% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.1% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 177 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 178 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0% compare
- 179 Haiti 0.0% compare
- 181 Zambia 0.0% compare
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 183 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% 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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Samoa?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Samoa was 0.0% in 2008, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Samoa ranks 180th out of 204 countries with data for 2008.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.