Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Samoa
Samoa: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 35.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Samoa, 1970–2025
Source: 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. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Samoa stood at 35.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Samoa peaked at 134.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1971.
Samoa ranks 84th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.2% | — |
| 1971 | 24.2% | -17.1% |
| 1972 | 29.9% | +23.5% |
| 1973 | 27.6% | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 27.0% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 37.3% | +38.3% |
| 1976 | 34.0% | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 36.6% | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 47.3% | +29.1% |
| 1979 | 46.4% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 47.5% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 39.5% | -26.2% |
| 1983 | 44.1% | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 36.5% | -17.7% |
| 1986 | 32.8% | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 43.2% | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 50.8% | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | +55.0% |
| 1992 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 73.3% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 35.5% | -51.5% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | +78.1% |
| 1996 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 49.6% | -23.0% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 62.6% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +42.6% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 134.2% | +160.7% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -59.0% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 40.8% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | -14.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 35.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.0%, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 35.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.4%, 83% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +160.7% | 51.5% | 134.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 24.2% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 32.8% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 35.5% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 36.7% | 134.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 38.1% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 35.1% | 48.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 81 Tajikistan 36.1% compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.7% compare
- 83 Malta 35.1% compare
- 85 Cyprus 34.4% compare
- 86 Romania 34.1% compare
- 87 South Korea 33.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Samoa?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Samoa was 35.1% in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 134.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 84th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).