Samoa (WSM)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$41.92M

Imports

$490.20M

Total trade

$532.12M

Trade balance

-$448.28M

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Samoa - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

New Zealand (NZL)

Total

21.0%

Exports

17.6%

$7.39M

Imports

21.3%

$104.55M

Total

21.0%

$111.95M

Rank #2

Singapore (SGP)

Total

20.2%

Exports

28.5%

$11.97M

Imports

19.5%

$95.69M

Total

20.2%

$107.66M

Rank #3

China (CHN)

Total

13.3%

Exports

1.5%

$612.31K

Imports

14.3%

$70.29M

Total

13.3%

$70.90M

Rank #4

Australia (AUS)

Total

10.3%

Exports

10.9%

$4.56M

Imports

10.3%

$50.37M

Total

10.3%

$54.93M

Rank #5

USA (USA)

Total

9.2%

Exports

13.4%

$5.60M

Imports

8.9%

$43.62M

Total

9.2%

$49.22M

Rank #6

Fiji (FJI)

Total

8.3%

Exports

2.7%

$1.12M

Imports

8.8%

$43.15M

Total

8.3%

$44.27M

Rank #7

Japan (JPN)

Total

3.6%

Exports

1.1%

$453.27K

Imports

3.8%

$18.47M

Total

3.6%

$18.92M

Rank #8

China, Hong Kong SAR (HKG)

Total

2.6%

Exports

0.0%

$2.41K

Imports

2.8%

$13.84M

Total

2.6%

$13.84M

Rank #9

Thailand (THA)

Total

2.2%

Exports

0.1%

$42.11K

Imports

2.4%

$11.63M

Total

2.2%

$11.67M

Rank #10

Indonesia (IDN)

Total

1.6%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

1.7%

$8.39M

Total

1.6%

$8.39M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	New Zealand (NZL)	17.6% $7.39M	21.3% $104.55M	21.0% $111.95M
2	Singapore (SGP)	28.5% $11.97M	19.5% $95.69M	20.2% $107.66M
3	China (CHN)	1.5% $612.31K	14.3% $70.29M	13.3% $70.90M
4	Australia (AUS)	10.9% $4.56M	10.3% $50.37M	10.3% $54.93M
5	USA (USA)	13.4% $5.60M	8.9% $43.62M	9.2% $49.22M
6	Fiji (FJI)	2.7% $1.12M	8.8% $43.15M	8.3% $44.27M
7	Japan (JPN)	1.1% $453.27K	3.8% $18.47M	3.6% $18.92M
8	China, Hong Kong SAR (HKG)	0.0% $2.41K	2.8% $13.84M	2.6% $13.84M
9	Thailand (THA)	0.1% $42.11K	2.4% $11.63M	2.2% $11.67M
10	Indonesia (IDN)	0.0% $0	1.7% $8.39M	1.6% $8.39M

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Samoa's total trade in 2024 amounted to $532.1M, with a global trade rank of 130.
Exports totaled $41.9M, with Singapore being the top destination, receiving goods worth $12.0M (28.5% share).
Imports were valued at $490.2M, creating a trade deficit of -$448.3M. New Zealand was the top import source at $104.6M.
The leading export category for Samoa was Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27), which accounted for $13.9M, or 33.3% of total exports.
Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27) also dominated imports, with a total value of $96.7M, representing 19.7% of all imported goods.

Samoa's Trade Performance in 2024

In 2024, Samoa's international trade activity saw exports of $41.9M and imports of $490.2M, leading to a total trade volume of $532.1M. This places Samoa at a global trade rank of 130. The country recorded a trade balance of -$448.3M for the year, indicating a significant excess of imports over exports.

Top Trading Partners

Samoa's export relationships are led by Singapore, which absorbed 28.5% of its exports at a value of $12.0M. Other key export markets include New Zealand ($7.4M) and the United States ($5.6M). For imports, New Zealand is the most significant partner, supplying 21.3% of goods valued at $104.6M. Following New Zealand are Singapore and China as major sources of imports.

Key Product Categories

The most significant product category for Samoa's exports in 2024 was Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27), with exports valued at $13.9M. Following this, Electrical machinery and equipment (HS2 85) was another major export at $12.8M. On the import side, Mineral fuels were also the largest category at $96.7M, followed by Meat and edible meat offal (HS2 02) with an import value of $38.6M.

Exports

Samoa - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2024 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$13.94M

33.3% share

#2 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$12.84M

30.6% share

#3 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$3.55M

8.5% share

#4 • HS 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

$1.84M

4.4% share

#5 • HS 07

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

$1.11M

2.6% share

#6 • HS 03

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

$845.09K

2.0% share

#7 • HS 99

Commodities not specified according to kind

$840.47K

2.0% share

#8 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$756.08K

1.8% share

#9 • HS 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

$679.07K

1.6% share

#10 • HS 04

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

$589.17K

1.4% share

#11 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$563.07K

1.3% share

#12 • HS 08

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

$541.90K

1.3% share

#13 • HS 24

Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body

$458.66K

1.1% share

#14 • HS 12

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

$403.86K

1.0% share

#15 • HS 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations

$376.77K

0.9% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$13.94M	33.3%
2	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$12.84M	30.6%
3	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$3.55M	8.5%
4	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories	$1.84M	4.4%
5	Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible	$1.11M	2.6%
6	Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates	$845.09K	2.0%
7	Commodities not specified according to kind	$840.47K	2.0%
8	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$756.08K	1.8%
9	Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants	$679.07K	1.6%
10	Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included	$589.17K	1.4%
11	Iron and steel	$563.07K	1.3%
12	Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons	$541.90K	1.3%
13	Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body	$458.66K	1.1%
14	Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder	$403.86K	1.0%
15	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$376.77K	0.9%

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Samoa - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Samoa - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Samoa - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2024 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$96.69M

19.7% share

#2 • HS 02

Meat and edible meat offal

$38.61M

7.9% share

#3 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$37.50M

7.7% share

#4 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$29.70M

6.1% share

#5 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$29.41M

6.0% share

#6 • HS 04

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

$16.58M

3.4% share

#7 • HS 19

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

$16.31M

3.3% share

#8 • HS 44

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

$13.51M

2.8% share

#9 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$11.25M

2.3% share

#10 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$11.13M

2.3% share

#11 • HS 16

Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof

$11.04M

2.3% share

#12 • HS 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations

$9.66M

2.0% share

#13 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$9.56M

2.0% share

#14 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$8.22M

1.7% share

#15 • HS 11

Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten

$7.97M

1.6% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$96.69M	19.7%
2	Meat and edible meat offal	$38.61M	7.9%
3	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$37.50M	7.7%
4	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$29.70M	6.1%
5	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$29.41M	6.0%
6	Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included	$16.58M	3.4%
7	Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products	$16.31M	3.3%
8	Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal	$13.51M	2.8%
9	Plastics and articles thereof	$11.25M	2.3%
10	Iron or steel articles	$11.13M	2.3%
11	Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof	$11.04M	2.3%
12	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$9.66M	2.0%
13	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$9.56M	2.0%
14	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$8.22M	1.7%
15	Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten	$7.97M	1.6%

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Samoa - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Samoa - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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