How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?

16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Tonga: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP

Samoa

0.9765 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Tonga

1.05 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Samoa rank

115th

Tonga rank

113th

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time

Samoa
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1.05 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9765 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0735 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Tonga ahead.

Samoa ranks 115th and Tonga ranks 113th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.27 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1088 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Tonga
2010s	1.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.24 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0427 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Tonga
2020s	1.21 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.14 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0742 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Tonga?: Tonga, at 1.05 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9765 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Tonga?: 0.0735 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?: Samoa ranks 115th and Tonga ranks 113th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 179 places, 7,734 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.