Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value in Samoa
Samoa: Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value was 100 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value in Samoa, 1972–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2008, agricultural tractors, total — import value in Samoa stood at 100 1000 USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 112.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural tractors, total — import value in Samoa peaked at 326 1000 USD in 1979 and was at its lowest, 10 1000 USD, in 2004.
Samoa ranks 185th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20 1000 USD | — |
| 1973 | 20 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30 1000 USD | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 40 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 53 1000 USD | +32.5% |
| 1977 | 256 1000 USD | +383.0% |
| 1978 | 315 1000 USD | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 326 1000 USD | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 162 1000 USD | -50.3% |
| 1981 | 142 1000 USD | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 107 1000 USD | -24.6% |
| 1983 | 28 1000 USD | -73.8% |
| 1984 | 100 1000 USD | +257.1% |
| 1985 | 89 1000 USD | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 140 1000 USD | +57.3% |
| 1987 | 323 1000 USD | +130.7% |
| 1988 | 200 1000 USD | -38.1% |
| 1989 | 130 1000 USD | -35.0% |
| 1990 | 137 1000 USD | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 150 1000 USD | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 120 1000 USD | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 120 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 120 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 120 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 120 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 120 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 120 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 120 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 1000 USD | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 164 1000 USD | +64.0% |
| 2002 | 73 1000 USD | -55.5% |
| 2003 | 74 1000 USD | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10 1000 USD | -86.5% |
| 2005 | 81 1000 USD | +710.0% |
| 2006 | 152 1000 USD | +87.7% |
| 2007 | 47 1000 USD | -69.1% |
| 2008 | 100 1000 USD | +112.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 100 1000 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,321 1000 USD, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 100 1000 USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,830 1000 USD, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +710.0% | 10 1000 USD | 81 1000 USD |
| 1977 | +383.0% | 53 1000 USD | 256 1000 USD |
| 1984 | +257.1% | 28 1000 USD | 100 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 132.5 1000 USD | 20 1000 USD | 326 1000 USD | 8 |
| 1980s | 142.1 1000 USD | 28 1000 USD | 323 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.7 1000 USD | 120 1000 USD | 150 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 89 1000 USD | 10 1000 USD | 164 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 182 Saint Lucia 134 1000 USD compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 129 1000 USD compare
- 184 Maldives 102 1000 USD compare
- 186 Kiribati 81 1000 USD compare
- 187 Republic of Korea 79 1000 USD compare
- 188 Kazakhstan 78 1000 USD compare
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural tractors, total — import value in Samoa?
- Agricultural tractors, total — import value in Samoa was 100 1000 USD in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural tractors, total — import value recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 326 1000 USD in 1979.
- What is the lowest agricultural tractors, total — import value recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 USD in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for agricultural tractors, total — import value?
- Samoa ranks 185th out of 196 countries with data for 2008.
- Is agricultural tractors, total — import value rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active. The latest online version of the database has as reference year 2009 (with data collected in year 2011). FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery provides statistical series on Agricultural Machinery and Equipment statistical series referring to the following items: tractors, harvesters and threshers, irrigation pumps, milking machines, hand tools, and soil machines. The database includes estimates of agriculture machinery in use and value of import and export of agriculture machinery.