Middle Africa vs Samoa: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio)
Middle Africa
5.51 ratio
in 2024
Samoa
9.82 ratio
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
23rd
Samoa rank
21st
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) over time
- Middle Africa
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.82 ratio against 5.51 ratio in Middle Africa, a difference of 4.31 ratio.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.8 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Samoa ahead.
Middle Africa ranks 23rd and Samoa ranks 21st of 36 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Middle Africa averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 ratio | 3.41 ratio | 0.3304 ratio | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 5.85 ratio | 3.56 ratio | 2.29 ratio | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 5.34 ratio | 8.31 ratio | 2.98 ratio | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Middle Africa or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.82 ratio against 5.51 ratio in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Middle Africa and Samoa?
- 4.31 ratio, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Samoa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Middle Africa and Samoa rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Middle Africa ranks 23rd and Samoa ranks 21st of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.