Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa
Samoa: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 9.7 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.7 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 3,333.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa peaked at 9.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -4.42, in 2021.
That places Samoa 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 5.1 | — |
| 2001 | 7.65 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 5.16 | -32.5% |
| 2003 | 4.49 | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 2.48 | -44.8% |
| 2005 | 6.31 | +154.4% |
| 2006 | 1.56 | -75.3% |
| 2007 | -0.39 | -125.0% |
| 2008 | 2.78 | -812.8% |
| 2009 | -1.49 | -153.6% |
| 2010 | 5.61 | -476.5% |
| 2011 | 3.3 | -41.2% |
| 2012 | -1.88 | -157.0% |
| 2013 | -1.04 | -44.7% |
| 2014 | -0.3 | -71.2% |
| 2015 | 3.44 | -1246.7% |
| 2016 | 7.92 | +130.2% |
| 2017 | 1.14 | -85.6% |
| 2018 | 1.59 | +39.5% |
| 2019 | 7.29 | +358.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | -87.7% |
| 2021 | -4.42 | -591.1% |
| 2022 | -3.69 | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 8.18 | -321.7% |
| 2024 | 9.7 | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.36 | -1.49 | 7.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 | -1.88 | 7.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 | -4.42 | 9.7 | 5 |
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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 9.7 in 2024, 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 9.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.42 in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Samoa ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,333.3%. 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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