Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Samoa: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.3% against 1.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 1.1% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 2.1% | 2.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 2.3% against 1.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials 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
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). 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.