Afghanistan vs Samoa: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-5.26 % change on previous year
in 2020
Samoa
-4.88 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
176th
Samoa rank
174th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -4.88 % change on previous year against -5.26 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.38 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 0.4393 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2000s | 8.99 % change on previous year | -10.86 % change on previous year | 19.85 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7.77 % change on previous year | 5.35 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -5.26 % change on previous year | -17.5 % change on previous year | 12.23 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -4.88 % change on previous year against -5.26 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Samoa?
- 0.38 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Samoa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Samoa rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 174th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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 Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.