Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Samoa
Samoa: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals imports in Samoa, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in Samoa is 0.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Samoa peaked at 1.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1972.
That places Samoa 171st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1% | — |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +92.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -25.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -19.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +53.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -48.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +52.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -54.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +287.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -49.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +209.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +137.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -33.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -36.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -45.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +59.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -40.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +41.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +119.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -54.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +76.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -36.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +50.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -46.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 34% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +287.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 168 Panama 0.6% compare
- 169 Belize 0.6% compare
- 170 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0.6% compare
- 172 Andorra, Principality of 0.6% compare
- 173 Vanuatu 0.5% compare
- 174 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5% 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)
- Fuel exports 33.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.3% (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 imports in Samoa?
- Ores and metals imports in Samoa was 0.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1972.
- How does Samoa rank for ores and metals imports?
- Samoa ranks 171st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). 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.