Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value in Samoa
Samoa: Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value was 2,280 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value in Samoa is 2,280 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value in Samoa peaked at 2,358 1000 USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 461 1000 USD, in 2000.
That places Samoa 196th out of 243 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 461 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 710 1000 USD | +54.0% |
| 2002 | 760 1000 USD | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1,001 1000 USD | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 2,208 1000 USD | +120.6% |
| 2005 | 2,086 1000 USD | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 1,434 1000 USD | -31.3% |
| 2007 | 1,172 1000 USD | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 1,380 1000 USD | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 1,001 1000 USD | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 1,323 1000 USD | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 1,349 1000 USD | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,349 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,349 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,349 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,349 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,349 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,660 1000 USD | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 1,778 1000 USD | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1,963 1000 USD | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 1,392 1000 USD | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 1,906 1000 USD | +36.9% |
| 2022 | 2,277 1000 USD | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 2,358 1000 USD | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 2,280 1000 USD | -3.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2,280 1000 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,913 1000 USD, 7% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2,280 1000 USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,361 1000 USD, 43% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +120.6% | 1,001 1000 USD | 2,208 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,221 1000 USD | 461 1000 USD | 2,208 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,482 1000 USD | 1,323 1000 USD | 1,963 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,043 1000 USD | 1,392 1000 USD | 2,358 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 193 Aruba 2,493 1000 USD compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 2,389 1000 USD compare
- 195 Sierra Leone 2,366 1000 USD compare
- 197 Solomon Islands 2,168 1000 USD compare
- 198 Bhutan 1,958 1000 USD compare
- 199 Grenada 1,668 1000 USD 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 packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value in Samoa?
- Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value in Samoa was 2,280 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,358 1000 USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 461 1000 USD in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value?
- Samoa ranks 196th out of 243 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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