Africa Eastern and Southern vs American Samoa: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
American Samoa
0.7773 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
28th
American Samoa rank
25th

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • American Samoa
0.250.50.7511.2199020072025

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.7773 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.4994 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 2.8 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 28th and American Samoa ranks 25th of 45 groups.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern American Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2928 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8611 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa
2010s 0.3029 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9991 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6962 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa
2020s 0.2668 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8847 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6178 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or American Samoa?
American Samoa, at 0.7773 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2022.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and American Samoa?
0.4994 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and American Samoa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and American Samoa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 28th and American Samoa ranks 25th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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