American Samoa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, American Samoa's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) fell 1.33 percentage points on 2022 (from 2.13% to 0.79%).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.09 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.76 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.92 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.56 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, American Samoa had the 81st highest value of the 184 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to American Samoa in the 2023 ranking

• Malaysia — 78th of 184: 0.82%
• Netherlands — 79th of 184: 0.82%
• Korea, Rep. — 80th of 184: 0.81%
• Iraq — 82nd of 184: 0.76%
• United States — 83rd of 184: 0.76%
• Czechia — 84th of 184: 0.73%

What this measures

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in nearby economies

• Australia — 0.44% (2023)
• Brunei Darussalam — 0.000708% (2022)
• China — 2.23% (2023)
• Fiji — 0.02% (2017)
• French Polynesia — 0.000234% (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 0.16% (2023)

More private sector & trade data for American Samoa

• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$678 million (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$394 million (2025)
• Import unit value index (2015 = 100) — 102.2 (2025)
• Export unit value index (2015 = 100) — 222.6 (2025)
• Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 68.25% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) — 1.57% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) — 30.18% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

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Questions people ask

What is American Samoa's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)?

0.79% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 0.66 percentage points from 0.13% in 2000. The highest value was 2.13% in 2022 and the lowest 0.00845% in 2006.

How does American Samoa rank?

81st highest of 184 economies with data for 2023.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.VAL.MRCH.R4.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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