Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Samoa
Samoa: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 37.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 37.3% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Samoa peaked at 43.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2021.
That places Samoa 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.6% | — |
| 1992 | 43.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 37.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 37.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 42.4% | 43.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 39.9% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 38.5% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.3% | 37.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Samoa?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Samoa was 37.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Samoa ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.