Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Samoa
40.8%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
41.7%
in 2024
Samoa rank
69th
Solomon Islands rank
66th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 41.7% against 40.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 69th and Solomon Islands ranks 66th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3% | 34.9% | 5.4% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 45.2% | 3.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 38.6% | 22.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 31.8% | 28.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 37.0% | 6.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 38.2% | 4.2% | 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, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 41.7% against 40.8% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 0.9%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 69th and Solomon Islands ranks 66th 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).