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

44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Samoa: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Botswana

0.452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Samoa

0.4508 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Botswana rank

116th

Samoa rank

118th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

Botswana
Samoa

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4508 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 116th and Samoa ranks 118th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2764 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Botswana
1980s	0.7656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1707 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Botswana
1990s	0.5716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2000s	0.5498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2010s	0.5964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Botswana
2020s	0.4784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Botswana or Samoa?: Botswana, at 0.452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4508 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Botswana and Samoa?: 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: Botswana ranks 116th and Samoa ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, 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.