Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Samoa
Samoa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 5.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Samoa, 1969–2023
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 within region in Samoa is 5.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Samoa peaked at 8.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1983.
Samoa ranks 149th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +1303.0% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | +313.6% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | -61.5% |
| 1975 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -82.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -67.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +324.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -82.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -68.5% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | +5766.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -99.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +1918.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +447.3% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +61.7% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -36.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -83.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +80.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +45.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -28.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +829.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -91.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +106.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -60.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +309.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -40.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -30.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -45.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +129.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -35.8% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +862.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -35.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +78.9% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -39.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +51.9% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -61.2% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +57.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +39.4% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +47.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 32% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 5.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.9%, 14% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +5766.7% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| 1984 | +1918.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1972 | +1303.0% | 0.1% | 2.0% |
| 2011 | +862.6% | 0.5% | 5.0% |
| 1999 | +829.5% | 0.7% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 8.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 5.0% | 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Samoa?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Samoa was 5.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1983.
- How does Samoa rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Samoa ranks 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 within region (% 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 within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.