Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Samoa
Samoa: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 15.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry (% of total employment) in Samoa is 15.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Samoa peaked at 24.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2014.
Samoa ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.5% | — |
| 1992 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 23.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 23.9% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 22.7% | 24.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 15.3% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 15.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Samoa?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Samoa was 15.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Samoa ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).