Trade in Samoa
Samoa: Trade was 70.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trade in Samoa, 2002–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in Samoa is 70.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Samoa peaked at 87.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 118th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6% | 72.5% | 87.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 74.0% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 59.8% | 80.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2.78 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 756.10 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 271.64 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 533.78 million current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 191.77 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -5.80 million current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.08 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 16,320 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 5,640 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.58 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Samoa?
- Trade in Samoa was 70.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for trade?
- Samoa ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.