Samoa - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 1.47 in 1969, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2008.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1965 1.12
1968 1.32
1969 1.47
1971 0.76
1996 0.22
1997 0.00
1998 0.23
1999 0.13
2001 0.00
2002 0.30
2003 0.01
2004 0.00
2006 0.00
2007 0.01
2008 0.00
2009 0.03
2010 0.03
2011 0.01
2012 0.05
2014 0.05
2015 0.00
2016 0.01
2017 0.00
2018 0.04
2019 0.00
2020 0.00

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Samoa was 312,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 391,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 7,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 7,000,000
1961 7,000,000
1962 8,000,000
1963 8,000,000
1964 10,000,000
1965 9,000,000
1966 8,000,000
1967 8,000,000
1968 8,000,000
1969 10,000,000
1970 14,000,000
1971 13,000,000
1972 19,000,000
1973 24,000,000
1974 26,000,000
1975 37,000,000
1976 30,000,000
1977 41,000,000
1978 52,000,000
1979 73,000,000
1980 62,000,000
1981 56,000,000
1982 50,000,000
1983 48,000,000
1984 50,000,000
1985 51,000,000
1986 47,000,000
1987 62,000,000
1988 76,000,000
1989 75,000,000
1990 81,000,000
1991 94,000,000
1992 110,000,000
1993 105,000,000
1994 81,000,000
1995 95,000,000
1996 100,000,000
1997 97,000,000
1998 97,000,000
1999 115,000,000
2000 106,000,000
2001 136,000,000
2002 132,000,000
2003 150,000,000
2004 210,000,000
2005 239,000,000
2006 275,000,000
2007 266,000,000
2008 288,000,000
2009 231,000,000
2010 310,000,000
2011 346,000,000
2012 346,000,000
2013 367,000,000
2014 388,000,000
2015 371,000,000
2016 350,000,000
2017 356,000,000
2018 363,000,000
2019 391,000,000
2020 312,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 77.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 96.39 in 2000, while its lowest value was 50.06 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1964 91.58
1965 89.89
1966 89.74
1967 89.19
1968 86.84
1969 88.85
1970 91.79
1971 91.67
1972 92.63
1973 89.65
1974 81.77
1975 93.33
1976 85.84
1977 87.67
1978 91.34
1979 92.72
1980 92.09
1981 91.02
1982 85.81
1983 86.91
1984 85.81
1985 50.06
1986 55.83
1987 55.83
1988 55.83
1989 55.83
1990 60.54
1991 90.26
1992 78.43
1993 82.99
1994 83.14
1995 89.97
1996 87.55
1997 80.66
1998 76.28
1999 76.03
2000 96.39
2001 87.77
2002 80.61
2003 87.28
2004 84.57
2005 81.55
2006 83.77
2007 81.08
2008 77.77
2009 79.80
2010 83.29
2011 83.18
2012 76.29
2013 78.45
2014 74.96
2015 68.56
2016 66.48
2017 77.52
2018 71.71
2019 73.51
2020 77.03

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 0.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 6.76 in 1967, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 3.16
1965 4.49
1966 6.41
1967 6.76
1968 6.58
1969 3.91
1970 2.24
1971 2.27
1972 3.16
1973 4.15
1974 6.66
1975 1.91
1976 0.79
1977 0.30
1978 1.00
1979 0.25
1980 0.18
1981 0.08
1982 0.14
1983 0.17
1984 0.14
1985 0.11
1986 0.12
1987 0.12
1988 0.12
1989 0.12
1990 0.28
1991 0.16
1995 1.19
1996 2.11
1997 0.54
1998 3.22
1999 1.25
2000 0.04
2001 0.16
2002 0.22
2003 0.38
2004 0.69
2005 0.58
2006 0.14
2007 0.13
2008 0.64
2009 0.89
2010 0.12
2011 0.21
2012 1.21
2013 0.71
2014 0.65
2015 0.60
2016 0.90
2017 0.95
2018 1.39
2019 1.33
2020 0.81

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 21.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 32.12 in 2016, while its lowest value was 2.96 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 5.26
1965 4.49
1966 3.85
1967 4.05
1968 6.58
1969 6.37
1970 5.22
1971 5.30
1972 4.21
1973 5.93
1974 7.08
1975 4.34
1976 12.65
1977 7.44
1978 4.93
1979 5.05
1980 5.06
1981 5.33
1982 12.46
1983 11.53
1984 12.46
1985 5.14
1986 5.34
1987 5.34
1988 5.34
1989 5.34
1990 2.96
1991 9.22
1992 16.70
1993 11.64
1994 14.47
1995 7.81
1996 9.20
1997 17.77
1998 19.40
1999 21.68
2000 3.55
2001 11.18
2002 18.58
2003 11.86
2004 14.35
2005 17.86
2006 15.81
2007 18.38
2008 21.15
2009 18.98
2010 16.37
2011 16.43
2012 22.12
2013 20.52
2014 24.07
2015 30.47
2016 32.12
2017 21.35
2018 26.49
2019 24.71
2020 21.81

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 0.037 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 0.384 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1999 0.139
2000 0.002
2001 0.023
2002 0.007
2003 0.002
2004 0.000
2005 0.001
2006 0.003
2007 0.004
2008 0.004
2009 0.015
2010 0.002
2011 0.002
2012 0.054
2013 0.022
2014 0.022
2015 0.118
2016 0.292
2017 0.384
2018 0.218
2019 0.031
2020 0.037

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 0.207 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 0.447 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.001 in 1996.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1969 0.059
1974 0.007
1975 0.014
1976 0.007
1990 0.040
1991 0.153
1995 0.010
1996 0.001
1997 0.008
1998 0.056
1999 0.029
2001 0.019
2002 0.014
2003 0.143
2004 0.121
2005 0.190
2006 0.103
2007 0.080
2008 0.245
2009 0.447
2010 0.040
2011 0.051
2012 0.415
2013 0.098
2014 0.094
2015 0.193
2016 0.167
2017 0.261
2018 0.312
2019 0.172
2020 0.207

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 0.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 2.51 in 1973, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2015.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1966 1.28
1967 1.35
1969 0.58
1970 0.75
1971 0.76
1972 2.11
1973 2.51
1974 1.41
1975 0.41
1976 0.26
1997 0.00
1998 0.09
1999 0.01
2001 0.01
2002 0.02
2004 0.00
2005 0.09
2006 0.00
2008 0.00
2009 0.00
2012 0.02
2014 0.05
2015 0.00
2016 0.01
2018 0.00

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 0.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 2.63 in 1968, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 1.05
1965 1.12
1966 1.28
1967 1.35
1968 2.63
1969 1.93
1970 1.49
1971 1.52
1972 1.05
1973 1.42
1974 1.45
1975 0.97
1976 0.40
1977 0.30
1978 1.00
1979 0.25
1980 0.18
1981 0.08
1982 0.14
1983 0.17
1984 0.14
1985 0.11
1986 0.12
1987 0.12
1988 0.12
1989 0.12
1990 0.24
1991 0.01
1995 1.17
1996 1.30
1997 0.30
1998 0.53
1999 1.07
2000 0.03
2001 0.08
2002 0.17
2003 0.17
2004 0.26
2005 0.25
2006 0.03
2007 0.04
2008 0.26
2009 0.27
2010 0.06
2011 0.14
2012 0.34
2013 0.39
2014 0.45
2015 0.25
2016 0.40
2017 0.30
2018 0.84
2019 1.12
2020 0.57

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 4.05 in 1967, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 2.11
1965 3.37
1966 3.85
1967 4.05
1968 3.95
1969 1.35
1973 0.22
1974 3.79
1975 0.51
1976 0.12
1995 0.01
1996 0.82
1997 0.23
1998 2.54
2000 0.00
2001 0.03
2002 0.02
2003 0.07
2004 0.31
2005 0.05
2006 0.00
2007 0.00
2008 0.13
2009 0.15
2010 0.02
2011 0.02
2012 0.38
2013 0.19
2014 0.03
2015 0.04
2016 0.03
2017 0.01
2018 0.02
2019 0.00
2020 0.00

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 0.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 44.69 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 0.00
1965 1.12
1966 0.00
1967 0.00
1968 0.00
1969 0.87
1970 0.75
1971 0.76
1972 0.00
1973 0.27
1974 4.49
1975 0.42
1976 0.72
1977 4.58
1978 2.73
1979 1.98
1980 2.66
1981 3.57
1982 1.60
1983 1.39
1984 1.60
1985 44.69
1986 38.71
1987 38.71
1988 38.71
1989 38.71
1990 36.22
1991 0.36
1992 4.87
1993 5.37
1994 2.39
1995 1.03
1996 1.14
1997 1.03
1998 1.10
1999 1.04
2000 0.02
2001 0.90
2002 0.60
2003 0.48
2004 0.39
2005 0.01
2006 0.29
2007 0.41
2008 0.45
2009 0.33
2010 0.22
2011 0.19
2012 0.37
2013 0.32
2014 0.32
2015 0.38
2016 0.51
2017 0.18
2018 0.40
2019 0.45
2020 0.35

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Samoa was $411,437,600 as of 2020. Over the past 56 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $641,941,600 in 2005 and $7,400,000 in 1967.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 $9,500,000
1965 $8,900,000
1966 $7,800,000
1967 $7,400,000
1968 $7,600,000
1969 $10,230,000
1970 $13,400,000
1971 $13,200,000
1972 $19,000,000
1973 $23,565,000
1974 $27,370,000
1975 $35,487,000
1976 $29,614,000
1977 $41,382,000
1978 $53,994,000
1979 $71,376,000
1980 $62,584,000
1981 $67,107,000
1982 $49,774,000
1983 $51,209,020
1984 $50,331,330
1985 $64,775,000
1986 $58,656,000
1987 $75,800,420
1988 $84,651,380
1989 $94,067,540
1990 $100,090,700
1991 $99,175,470
1992 $110,672,700
1993 $103,119,300
1994 $80,452,340
1995 $143,693,300
1996 $162,872,400
1997 $143,044,000
1998 $146,461,200
1999 $161,638,800
2000 $173,446,700
2001 $142,659,200
2002 $135,232,800
2003 $166,503,600
2004 $225,514,800
2005 $641,941,600
2006 $278,609,200
2007 $270,223,500
2008 $292,527,000
2009 $233,580,700
2010 $313,778,800
2011 $352,441,700
2012 $348,170,000
2013 $369,273,200
2014 $390,775,600
2015 $372,396,600
2016 $364,478,600
2017 $357,829,200
2018 $364,566,900
2019 $392,491,900
2020 $411,437,600

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Samoa was 21.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 32.12 in 2016, while its lowest value was 2.96 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 5.26
1965 4.49
1966 3.85
1967 4.05
1968 6.58
1969 6.37
1970 5.22
1971 5.30
1972 4.21
1973 5.93
1974 7.08
1975 4.34
1976 12.65
1977 7.44
1978 4.93
1979 5.05
1980 5.06
1981 5.33
1982 12.46
1983 11.53
1984 12.46
1985 5.14
1986 5.34
1987 5.34
1988 5.34
1989 5.34
1990 2.96
1991 9.22
1992 16.70
1993 11.64
1994 14.47
1995 7.81
1996 9.20
1997 17.77
1998 19.40
1999 21.68
2000 3.55
2001 11.18
2002 18.58
2003 11.86
2004 14.35
2005 17.86
2006 15.81
2007 18.38
2008 21.15
2009 18.98
2010 16.37
2011 16.43
2012 22.12
2013 20.52
2014 24.07
2015 30.47
2016 32.12
2017 21.35
2018 26.49
2019 24.71
2020 21.81

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports