Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Samoa
Samoa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 2.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Samoa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa is 2.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa peaked at 15.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.5%, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 50th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +49.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -32.9% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -44.9% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +154.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -75.4% |
| 2007 | -0.4% | -125.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -797.4% |
| 2009 | -1.5% | -153.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -476.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -41.2% |
| 2012 | -1.8% | -154.8% |
| 2013 | -1.0% | -42.4% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | -71.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -1265.5% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +129.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -85.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +42.1% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +343.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -87.5% |
| 2021 | -2.5% | -374.4% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -270.4% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +256.1% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -71.7% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | -1.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | -1.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -2.5% | 15.0% | 6 |
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- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.3333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7688 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 4,515 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2247 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,320 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Samoa was 2.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Samoa ranks 50th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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