Kiribati vs Samoa: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Kiribati
1,981 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Samoa
2,007 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Kiribati rank
117th
Samoa rank
116th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Kiribati
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 2,007 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,981 BoP, current US$ per person in Kiribati, a difference of 26 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Samoa ahead.

Kiribati ranks 117th and Samoa ranks 116th of 200 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 292.43 BoP, current US$ per person 412.29 BoP, current US$ per person 119.86 BoP, current US$ per person Samoa
1980s 299.62 BoP, current US$ per person 312.69 BoP, current US$ per person 13.07 BoP, current US$ per person Samoa
1990s 375.01 BoP, current US$ per person 461.44 BoP, current US$ per person 86.43 BoP, current US$ per person Samoa
2000s 648.25 BoP, current US$ per person 1,191 BoP, current US$ per person 542.8 BoP, current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 860.5 BoP, current US$ per person 1,588 BoP, current US$ per person 727.61 BoP, current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 1,410 BoP, current US$ per person 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person 397.32 BoP, current US$ per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Kiribati or Samoa?
Samoa, at 2,007 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,981 BoP, current US$ per person in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Kiribati and Samoa?
26 BoP, current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Kiribati ranks 117th and Samoa ranks 116th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.