Samoa vs Vanuatu: Ores and metals imports

Samoa
0.6%
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.5%
in 2011
Samoa rank
168th
Vanuatu rank
171st

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
01234196219932024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Samoa ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 171st of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 3.1% 2.9% Vanuatu
1980s 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% Samoa
2000s 0.4% 0.8% 0.4% Vanuatu
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Samoa or Vanuatu?
Samoa, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Samoa and Vanuatu?
0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Samoa ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 171st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,983 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.