Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — American Samoa

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in American Samoa in 2022 — 117.68%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 203. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 53.02 pp.

2022 117.68% −28.72 pp vs 2021
World rank 26of 203
Period maximum 204.39%2003
Period minimum 113.16%2011

Trend over time

2002–2022 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — American Samoa, 2002–2022100125150175200225200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222002: 170.7%2003: 204.39%2004: 203.34%2005: 176%2006: 203.85%2007: 152.7%2008: 161.61%2009: 143.11%2010: 118.85%2011: 113.16%2012: 127.81%2013: 135.89%2014: 148.83%2015: 156.61%2016: 155.44%2017: 162.09%2018: 161.19%2019: 164.61%2020: 162.97%2021: 146.4%2022: 117.68%
Change over the period: −53.02 pp Annual average: -2.65 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: American Samoa

American Samoa 117.68%
World 49.32%
High-income countries computed 51.42%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — American Samoa, by year American Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 117.68 −28.72 pp
2021 146.4 −16.57 pp
2020 162.97 −1.64 pp
2019 164.61 +3.42 pp
2018 161.19 −0.9 pp
2017 162.09 +6.65 pp
2016 155.44 −1.17 pp
2015 156.61 +7.78 pp
2014 148.83 +12.94 pp
2013 135.89 +8.08 pp
2012 127.81 +14.65 pp
2011 113.16 −5.69 pp
2010 118.85 −24.26 pp
2009 143.11 −18.5 pp
2008 161.61 +8.9 pp
2007 152.7 −51.15 pp
2006 203.85 +27.85 pp
2005 176 −27.34 pp
2004 203.34 −1.05 pp
2003 204.39 +33.69 pp
2002 170.7

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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.