Dominica vs Samoa: Imports of goods, services and primary income
Imports of goods, services and primary income over time
- Dominica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 580.56 million BoP, current US$ against 511.31 million BoP, current US$ in Dominica, a difference of 69.26 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Dominica ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 186th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.97 million BoP, current US$ | 59.04 million BoP, current US$ | 28.07 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1980s | 72.36 million BoP, current US$ | 68.55 million BoP, current US$ | 3.81 million BoP, current US$ | Dominica |
| 1990s | 161.93 million BoP, current US$ | 124.12 million BoP, current US$ | 37.81 million BoP, current US$ | Dominica |
| 2000s | 298.65 million BoP, current US$ | 314.91 million BoP, current US$ | 16.25 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | 371.38 million BoP, current US$ | 445.72 million BoP, current US$ | 74.34 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 413.15 million BoP, current US$ | 536.84 million BoP, current US$ | 123.68 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Dominica or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 580.56 million BoP, current US$ against 511.31 million BoP, current US$ in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Dominica and Samoa?
- 69.26 million BoP, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Samoa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
- Dominica ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 186th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.