Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Samoa
Samoa: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 75.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Samoa, 1964–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Samoa stood at 75.2%.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Samoa peaked at 95.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 2016.
Samoa ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 91.6% | — |
| 1965 | 90.9% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 89.7% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 86.8% | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 89.7% | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 92.5% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 90.0% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 85.7% | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 93.9% | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 90.9% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 92.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 87.3% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 87.3% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 90.5% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 95.0% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 92.5% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 84.1% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 89.0% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 91.7% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 89.4% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 82.6% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 78.3% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 88.1% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 81.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | -3.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 75.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 75.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.6%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.7% | 86.8% | 91.6% | 6 |
| 1970s | 91.9% | 85.7% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.7% | 87.3% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 78.1% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 77.9% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 71.7% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 75.2% | 78.1% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Samoa?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Samoa was 75.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Samoa ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.