Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Samoa
Samoa: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 301 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Samoa, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 301 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 128.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Samoa peaked at 401 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 107 %, in 2010.
That places Samoa 9th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 173 % | — |
| 2001 | 197 % | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 251 % | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 313 % | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 401 % | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 396 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 166 % | -58.1% |
| 2007 | 138 % | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 110 % | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 120 % | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 107 % | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 115 % | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 132 % | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 146 % | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 153 % | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 163 % | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 180 % | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 190 % | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 202 % | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 218 % | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 254 % | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 273 % | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 301 % | +10.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 301 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 %, 21.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 301 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10 %, 30.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -58.1% | 396 % | 166 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 226.5 % | 110 % | 401 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 160.6 % | 107 % | 218 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 276 % | 254 % | 301 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 6 Niue 401 % compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 26 % compare
- 7 Kiribati 312 % compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24 % compare
- 8 Grenada 305 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 15 % compare
- 10 French Polynesia 275 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12 % compare
- 10 Melanesia 12 % compare
- 11 Somalia 266 % compare
- 12 Dominica 264 % compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11 % 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 value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Samoa?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Samoa was 301 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 401 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 % in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Samoa ranks 9th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.