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Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa

Samoa: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 23.3%
World rank
119th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1992
All-time low
0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1977
Years of data
45
1977–2025

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa, 1977–2025

0.10.20.31977200120251977: 0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1978: 0.062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.14 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.1 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa stood at 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0.3283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1977.

Samoa ranks 119th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1977 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1978 0.0625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.7%
1979 0.0809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +29.4%
1980 0.1182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +46.1%
1981 0.098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.0%
1982 0.104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.1%
1983 0.1113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.0%
1984 0.1116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1985 0.116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.0%
1986 0.1226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.7%
1987 0.1337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.1%
1988 0.1372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.6%
1989 0.1529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.5%
1990 0.197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +28.8%
1991 0.2756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +39.9%
1992 0.3283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.1%
1993 0.2873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.5%
1994 0.1274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -55.7%
1995 0.1565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.9%
1996 0.1374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.2%
1997 0.1404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.2%
1998 0.1079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.1%
1999 0.0961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.0%
2004 0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
2005 0.1444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +40.3%
2006 0.1412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2007 0.124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.2%
2008 0.1147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2009 0.1268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.6%
2010 0.1607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +26.7%
2011 0.1444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.2%
2012 0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -20.0%
2013 0.1115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2014 0.0939 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.8%
2015 0.0896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2016 0.1037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.7%
2017 0.1011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2018 0.0999 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.2%
2019 0.1095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.6%
2020 0.1046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
2021 0.1076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2022 0.1221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.4%
2023 0.1258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.1%
2024 0.1089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.5%
2025 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.3%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 3
1980s 0.1205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.1854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.1257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 6
2010s 0.113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.1088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 116 Costa Rica 0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 117 Venezuela 0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 118 Romania 0.0838 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 120 Poland 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 121 Uganda 0.0825 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 122 Egypt 0.0811 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa?
Service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.3283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
What is the lowest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
How does Samoa rank for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Service imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
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Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.