Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate was 49.32 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate in Samoa, 1969–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import value, annual growth rate in Samoa is 49.32 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 54.6% on the previous year and up 1,332.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value, annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 454.17 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -92.41 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Samoa 26th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 3.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 25.93 % change on previous year | +574.1% |
| 1972 | 55.88 % change on previous year | +115.5% |
| 1973 | 67.92 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 126.67 % change on previous year | +86.5% |
| 1995 | -17.65 % change on previous year | -113.9% |
| 1996 | 62.5 % change on previous year | -454.2% |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1998 | -53.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | -40.48 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 2000 | -4 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 454.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 13.53 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | -86.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | -42.86 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 2008 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2010 | -30.07 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | 50.47 % change on previous year | -267.9% |
| 2012 | 12.42 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 2013 | 24.31 % change on previous year | +95.7% |
| 2014 | -4 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 2015 | 48.15 % change on previous year | -1303.7% |
| 2016 | -15.94 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2017 | -25.28 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 2018 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 2019 | -19.8 % change on previous year | +894.8% |
| 2020 | -92.41 % change on previous year | +366.8% |
| 2022 | -76.03 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 108.57 % change on previous year | -242.8% |
| 2024 | 49.32 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 49.32 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -10.05 % change on previous year. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 49.32 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -10.95 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1303.7% | -4 % change on previous year | 48.15 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -894.8% | -1.99 % change on previous year | -19.8 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1970s | 38.39 % change on previous year | 3.85 % change on previous year | 67.92 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | 12.87 % change on previous year | -53.85 % change on previous year | 126.67 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2000s | 37.19 % change on previous year | -86.09 % change on previous year | 454.17 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.83 % change on previous year | -30.07 % change on previous year | 50.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.64 % change on previous year | -92.41 % change on previous year | 108.57 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 23 Uganda 57.5 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Lesotho 55.07 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Bangladesh 51.64 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Türkiye -26.68 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Gambia 45.24 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Tunisia 44.39 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Cabo Verde -93.33 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Malaysia 40.49 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value, annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Newsprint — import value, annual growth rate in Samoa was 49.32 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 454.17 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -92.41 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for newsprint — import value, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 26th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value, annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,332.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.