Oman vs Samoa: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Oman
39.9%
in 2024
Samoa
40.8%
in 2024
Oman rank
71st
Samoa rank
69th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Oman
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 40.8% against 39.9% in Oman, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Oman ranks 71st and Samoa ranks 69th of 201 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.8% | 33.9% | 12.2% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 41.6% | 14.4% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 61.1% | 34.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 60.2% | 32.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 43.0% | 11.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 42.3% | 5.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Oman or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 40.8% against 39.9% in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Oman and Samoa?
- 0.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Samoa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Oman and Samoa rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Oman ranks 71st 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).