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Samoa: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

114 / 119

Importer Rank

116 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

41 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $46,101,305
Total Imports (2018) $362,883,715
Trade Balance (2018) ($316,782,410)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 32.58%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 47.81%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
New Zealand $8,160,501
Australia $4,969,451
United States $4,457,068
Fiji $1,637,286
Japan $1,544,998
Singapore $607,623
China $559,119
South Korea $444,833
Germany $316,022
United Arab Emirates $266,190

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
New Zealand $90,477,259
Singapore $66,919,874
China $43,148,324
United States $36,968,903
Australia $34,857,875
Fiji $24,581,553
Japan $17,301,762
Thailand $11,427,880
Hong Kong $7,798,295
Indonesia $5,886,836

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(03) Seafood $13,085,827
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $11,858,719
(20) Preserved Fruits & Vegetables $3,967,041
(07) Vegetables $2,856,428
(22) Beverages $2,838,894
(02) Meat $1,873,986
(39) Plastics $1,421,911
(85) Electrical Machinery $1,265,889
(15) Fats & Oils $877,008
(08) Fruit & Nuts $758,186

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $68,938,328
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $26,509,992
(02) Meat $25,296,651
(85) Electrical Machinery $21,430,974
(84) Industrial Machinery $19,604,404
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $12,256,448
(44) Wood $12,028,521
(19) Cereal, Flour & Starch $11,543,766
(04) Dairy Products $11,307,788
(39) Plastics $11,291,587

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 6/3/2020
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