Other paper: Import quantity, annual … quantity annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Other paper: Import quantity, annual … quantity annual growth rate was 175 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import in Samoa, 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import in Samoa stood at 175 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 450.0% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import in Samoa peaked at 700 % change on previous year in 1986 and was at its lowest, -95.53 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 15th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other paper: Import quantity, annual … quantity annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 700 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -86.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -18.35 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 1994 | -43.82 % change on previous year | +138.8% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | -72.95 % change on previous year | -431.6% |
| 2000 | 112.12 % change on previous year | -253.7% |
| 2001 | 42.86 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 2002 | -85 % change on previous year | -298.3% |
| 2004 | 362.7 % change on previous year | -526.7% |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | -78.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 23.23 % change on previous year | -129.6% |
| 2008 | 4.71 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 2010 | 16.75 % change on previous year | +1016.6% |
| 2011 | -0.4219 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2012 | -89.83 % change on previous year | +21189.8% |
| 2013 | 25 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 2014 | 310 % change on previous year | +1140.0% |
| 2015 | -95.53 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 2017 | -30.74 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 2018 | 52.34 % change on previous year | -270.2% |
| 2019 | -92.94 % change on previous year | -277.6% |
| 2020 | -30.43 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 2021 | -31.25 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 118.18 % change on previous year | -478.2% |
| 2023 | -50 % change on previous year | -142.3% |
| 2024 | 175 % change on previous year | -450.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 175 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.02 % change on previous year, 29.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 175 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.59 % change on previous year, 8.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other paper: Import quantity, annual … quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -21189.8% | -0.4219 % change on previous year | -89.83 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +1140.0% | 25 % change on previous year | 310 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 700 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1990s | -9.95 % change on previous year | -86.38 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.63 % change on previous year | -85 % change on previous year | 362.7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.51 % change on previous year | -95.53 % change on previous year | 310 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 36.3 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 175 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 12 Jamaica 198.16 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Solomon Islands 182.35 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Türkiye -4.67 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo -4.72 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Netherlands Antilles (former) 176.47 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Jordan 173.15 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -16.35 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Estonia 164.96 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -25 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Suriname 150 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -56.38 % 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 other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import in Samoa?
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import in Samoa was 175 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 700 % change on previous year in 1986.
- What is the lowest other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -95.53 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import?
- Samoa ranks 15th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. 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 Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity, 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 Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.