Caribbean Small States vs Samoa: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 72.1% against 52.2% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 19.9%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.4% | 57.8% | 8.6% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 59.6% | 0.4% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 68.6% | 7.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 70.4% | 13.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Caribbean Small States or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 72.1% against 52.2% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Caribbean Small States and Samoa?
- 19.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Samoa rank globally for services, value added?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 27th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.