Samoa vs South Africa: Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP

Samoa
0.2247 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa rank
107th
South Africa rank
104th

Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2247 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0073 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 104th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2344 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0.298 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0607 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.2137 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2453 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp, Samoa or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2247 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp between Samoa and South Africa?
0.0073 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 104th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 7,393 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Value of exported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.