Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa
Samoa: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 2.91 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 2.91 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa peaked at 14.99 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.47, in 2021.
That places Samoa 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.08 | — |
| 2001 | 7.57 | +49.0% |
| 2002 | 5.08 | -32.9% |
| 2003 | 4.41 | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 2.43 | -44.9% |
| 2005 | 6.18 | +154.3% |
| 2006 | 1.52 | -75.4% |
| 2007 | -0.39 | -125.7% |
| 2008 | 2.72 | -797.4% |
| 2009 | -1.46 | -153.7% |
| 2010 | 5.49 | -476.0% |
| 2011 | 3.23 | -41.2% |
| 2012 | -1.77 | -154.8% |
| 2013 | -1.02 | -42.4% |
| 2014 | -0.29 | -71.6% |
| 2015 | 3.38 | -1265.5% |
| 2016 | 7.75 | +129.3% |
| 2017 | 1.14 | -85.3% |
| 2018 | 1.62 | +42.1% |
| 2019 | 7.19 | +343.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | -87.5% |
| 2021 | -2.47 | -374.4% |
| 2022 | 4.21 | -270.4% |
| 2023 | 14.99 | +256.1% |
| 2024 | 4.24 | -71.7% |
| 2025 | 2.91 | -31.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2.91 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2.91 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1265.5% | -0.29 | 3.38 |
| 2008 | +797.4% | -0.39 | 2.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.31 | -1.46 | 7.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 | -1.77 | 7.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 | -2.47 | 14.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More work & labour data for Samoa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3169 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.332 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0409 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52.37 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 191.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 187.95 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 195.61 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 383.56 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa was 2.91 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.99 in 2023.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.47 in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Samoa ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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