Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Service imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
-15.58 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa
-15.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
190th
Samoa rank
191st
Service imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -15.58 % change on previous year against -15.97 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.39 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 190th and Samoa ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.86 % change on previous year | 39.56 % change on previous year | 25.7 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 6.45 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1990s | 7.56 % change on previous year | 5.49 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 13.71 % change on previous year | 15.82 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.72 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.53 % change on previous year | 5.72 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea, at -15.58 % change on previous year against -15.97 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.39 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 190th and Samoa ranks 191st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Service imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.