Palau vs Samoa: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Palau
-5.8 % change on previous year
in 2023
Samoa
-4.88 % change on previous year
in 2025
Palau rank
177th
Samoa rank
174th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -4.88 % change on previous year against -5.8 % change on previous year in Palau, a difference of 0.92 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Samoa ahead.
Palau ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8731 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 5.44 % change on previous year | 5.35 % change on previous year | 0.0904 % change on previous year | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.2551 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year | 6.05 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -4.88 % change on previous year against -5.8 % change on previous year in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Palau and Samoa?
- 0.92 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Palau ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 174th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.