South Korea vs Samoa: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
South Korea
-2.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
-1.7 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Korea rank
169th
Samoa rank
167th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- South Korea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -1.7 % change on previous year against -2.06 % change on previous year in South Korea, a difference of 0.36 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1978 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.76 % change on previous year | 34.28 % change on previous year | 0.4814 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1980s | 11.92 % change on previous year | 0.8248 % change on previous year | 11.1 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1990s | 9.05 % change on previous year | 6.33 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2000s | 9.46 % change on previous year | 6.86 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2010s | 5.5 % change on previous year | 6.15 % change on previous year | 0.6456 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4.4 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | 0.0541 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, South Korea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -1.7 % change on previous year against -2.06 % change on previous year in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between South Korea and Samoa?
- 0.36 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Samoa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Samoa rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.