Samoa vs Tonga: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP
Samoa
45.2%
in 2024
Tonga
47.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
117th
Tonga rank
114th
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 47.0% against 45.2% in Samoa, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 117th and Tonga ranks 114th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.6% | 49.1% | 16.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 50.9% | 0.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 48.8% | 1.8% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp, Samoa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 47.0% against 45.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp between Samoa and Tonga?
- 1.8%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 117th and Tonga ranks 114th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.