Merchandise trade in Samoa
Samoa: Merchandise trade was 38.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Samoa, 1970–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 38.1% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Samoa peaked at 87.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1971.
That places Samoa 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.5% | 35.4% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 52.0% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.5% | 38.4% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 44.1% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 45.2% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 38.1% | 54.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 149 Angola 38.8% compare
- 150 French Polynesia 38.7% compare
- 151 Zimbabwe 38.7% compare
- 153 United Kingdom 37.6% compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 37.5% compare
- 155 South Sudan 37.2% compare
More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 328.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 44.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 31.6% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 102.13 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Samoa?
- Merchandise trade in Samoa was 38.1% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for merchandise trade?
- Samoa ranks 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. 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.