Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Samoa
Samoa: Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0.45 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Samoa, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Samoa is 0.45, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1,025.0% on the previous year and up 1,025.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Samoa peaked at 0.45 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
Samoa ranks 39th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0383 | 0 | 0.14 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1325 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture share gdp 9.09 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.09 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Rural population 82.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 180,913 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 117.07 million current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 21,853 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Samoa?
- Potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Samoa was 0.45 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Samoa ranks 39th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,025.0%. 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 Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK