Share of imports that come from China in Samoa
Samoa: Share of imports that come from China was 11.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Samoa, 1969–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 11.2% for share of imports that come from china in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Samoa peaked at 12.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
Samoa ranks 138th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.6% | — |
| 1970 | 0.8% | +17.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -30.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -61.4% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +511.2% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -47.5% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +163.1% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -35.1% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +108.1% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -23.8% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | +24.3% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | +218.1% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | -43.8% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -49.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -77.9% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +1000.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -80.7% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -93.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -54.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +1693.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -80.0% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +769.5% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +52.2% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +55.7% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +62.9% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -42.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +146.5% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +28.9% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +38.1% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +21.4% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -9.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 11.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 11.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 43% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1693.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 1992 | +1000.2% | 0.4% | 4.9% |
| 2000 | +769.5% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 1974 | +511.2% | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 1982 | +218.1% | 2.2% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 1.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 12.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 135 South Sudan 11.4% compare
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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 share of imports that come from china in Samoa?
- Share of imports that come from china in Samoa was 11.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Samoa rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Samoa ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.