Kiribati vs Samoa: Trade in services
Kiribati
34.1%
in 2025
Samoa
33.8%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
57th
Samoa rank
59th
Trade in services over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 34.1% against 33.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 57th and Samoa ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.4% | 11.1% | 13.3% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 62.7% | 49.7% | 13.1% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 40.0% | 0.2% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 37.7% | 5.7% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 29.9% | 1.5% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Kiribati, at 34.1% against 33.8% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for trade in services?
- Kiribati ranks 57th and Samoa ranks 59th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.