Samoa - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Samoa was -19.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was -13.85 in 2003, while its lowest value was -29.04 in 2012.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2002 -19.14
2003 -13.85
2004 -13.97
2005 -19.62
2006 -22.97
2007 -24.91
2008 -18.81
2009 -21.47
2010 -23.74
2011 -25.05
2012 -29.04
2013 -22.46
2014 -26.65
2015 -21.29
2016 -18.64
2017 -15.62
2018 -16.05
2019 -14.03
2020 -19.47

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts