Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Samoa
Samoa: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 6.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Samoa, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 6.0% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Samoa peaked at 15.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2017.
Samoa ranks 121st of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.6% | — |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -65.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +100.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -41.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 6.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 6.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.6% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
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 manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Samoa?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Samoa was 6.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Samoa ranks 121st out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).