Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Samoa
Samoa: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 1.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Samoa, 1967–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, ores and metals exports in Samoa stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Samoa peaked at 1.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1967.
Samoa ranks 136th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.6% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.2% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -66.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +108.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -90.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +161.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -95.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +6358.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -97.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +7070.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +74.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +126.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +76.8% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -54.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +168.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -50.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +110.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -13.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 38% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 44% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +7070.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2005 | +6358.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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- 138 Saudi Arabia 1.2% compare
- 139 Comoros, Union of the 1.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Samoa
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 33.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Samoa?
- Ores and metals exports in Samoa was 1.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1967.
- How does Samoa rank for ores and metals exports?
- Samoa ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.