Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Samoa
Samoa: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was -3.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Samoa, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Samoa is -3.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 150.7% on the previous year and down 110.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Samoa peaked at 16.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -9.9%, in 2012.
That places Samoa 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Samoa, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.7% | — |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -75.0% |
| 1997 | -6.5% | -306.5% |
| 1998 | -6.9% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | -3.1% | -54.7% |
| 2000 | -2.8% | -11.2% |
| 2001 | -3.6% | +30.5% |
| 2002 | -7.6% | +112.3% |
| 2003 | -2.3% | -70.3% |
| 2004 | -7.5% | +230.2% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -261.9% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -100.7% |
| 2007 | -3.2% | +3601.1% |
| 2008 | -1.2% | -63.9% |
| 2009 | -2.8% | +135.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -190.7% |
| 2011 | -3.6% | -244.7% |
| 2012 | -9.9% | +175.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -125.8% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +201.0% |
| 2015 | -1.5% | -120.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -227.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +715.6% |
| 2018 | -7.8% | -148.7% |
| 2019 | -6.1% | -21.0% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | -76.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -163.2% |
| 2022 | -9.4% | -1143.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -108.8% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +676.4% |
| 2025 | -3.2% | -150.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -6.9% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | -1.9% | -7.6% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -9.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -9.4% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda -2.9% compare
- 172 Singapore -3.0% compare
- 173 Latvia -3.2% compare
- 175 Namibia -3.3% compare
- 176 Channel Islands -3.5% compare
- 177 Bolivia, Plurinational State of -3.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.836 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 4,910 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Samoa?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Samoa was -3.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.9% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 110.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.