Samoa vs Small states: Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate
Samoa
25.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Small states
1.87 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa rank
29th
Small states rank
30th
Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate over time
- Samoa
- Small states
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 25.95 % change on previous year against 1.87 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 24.08 % change on previous year.
That makes Samoa's figure about 13.9 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Small states ahead.
Samoa ranks 29th and Small states ranks 30th of 177 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -44.25 % change on previous year | -2.52 % change on previous year | 41.73 % change on previous year | Small states |
| 1980s | 32 % change on previous year | -5.82 % change on previous year | 37.82 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1990s | -1.44 % change on previous year | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2000s | 11.91 % change on previous year | 9.46 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.3252 % change on previous year | -0.4338 % change on previous year | 0.759 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | 22.52 % change on previous year | -3.9 % change on previous year | 26.42 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate, Samoa or Small states?
- Samoa, at 25.95 % change on previous year against 1.87 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate between Samoa and Small states?
- 24.08 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Small states?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Small states rank globally for total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 29th and Small states ranks 30th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total reserves in months of imports. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.