Austria vs Samoa: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Austria
39.6%
in 2024
Samoa
40.8%
in 2024
Austria rank
72nd
Samoa rank
69th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Austria
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 40.8% against 39.6% in Austria, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Austria ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 69th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.2% | 33.9% | 19.8% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 41.6% | 25.7% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 61.1% | 32.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 60.2% | 21.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 43.0% | 0.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 42.3% | 1.3% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Austria or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 40.8% against 39.6% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Austria and Samoa?
- 1.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Samoa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Samoa rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 69th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).