Samoa vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Samoa
35.1%
in 2025
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
35.7%
in 2025
Samoa rank
84th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
82nd
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Samoa
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 35.7% against 35.1% in Samoa, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
Samoa ranks 84th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.4% | 60.6% | 17.2% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 48.8% | 7.2% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 48.4% | 12.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 41.8% | 18.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 46.6% | 3.5% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 41.0% | 0.2% | 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 35.7% against 35.1% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Samoa and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.6%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 84th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); 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).