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About

Samoa-Japan Trade: In 2023, Samoa exported $573k to Japan. The main products that Samoa exported to Japan were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($210k), Fruit Juice ($108k), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($102k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Samoa to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.1%, from $1.76M in 2018 to $573k in 2023.

In 2023, Samoa did not export any services to Japan.

Japan-Samoa Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $19.9M to Samoa. The main products that Japan exported to Samoa were Cars ($9.42M), Delivery Trucks ($3.49M), and Buses ($1.87M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Samoa have increased at an annualized rate of 1.28%,  from $18.4M in 2018 to $19.9M in 2023.

In 2023, Japan did not export any services to Samoa.

Comparison In 2023,  Samoa ranked 196 in total exports ($86.4M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Samoa exported $573k to Japan. The main products exported from Samoa to Japan were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($210k), Fruit Juice ($108k), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($102k). During the last 5 years the exports of Samoa to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.1%, from $1.76M in 2018 to $573k in 2023.

In 2018, Japan exported $19.9M to Samoa. The main products exported from Japan to Samoa were Cars ($9.42M), Delivery Trucks ($3.49M), and Buses ($1.87M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Samoa have increased at an annualized rate of 1.28%, from $18.4M in 2023 to $19.9M in 2018.

Exports from Samoa (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Samoa (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Samoa (Flag) and Japan (Flag)

Samoa Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Samoa
Top Destination
India$22.2M
Japan
Top Destination
United States$143B

This map shows whether countries import more from Samoa or Japan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Samoa and Japan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Samoa than Japan included American Samoa ($8.46M), Tokelau ($4.33M), and Wallis and Futuna ($222).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Samoa included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

Difference in imports from Japan (Flag) and Samoa (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Samoa - Japan

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Samoa and Japan by product, considering products traded by both, Samoa and Japan.

During 2023, Samoa had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Foodstuffs ($223k), Animal Products ($210k), and Chemical Products ($102k).

During 2018, Japan had a large net trade with Samoa in the exports of Transportation ($16.2M), Plastics and Rubbers ($1.41M), and Machines ($820k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Samoa and Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Samoa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Samoa.

Product Space of Samoa (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2023)

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