Industry (including construction), value added in Samoa
Samoa: Industry (including construction), value added was 10.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Samoa, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Samoa stood at 10.2%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Samoa peaked at 32.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2023.
That places Samoa 188th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 27.5% | — |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -34.2% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 23.2% | 28.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 22.5% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 185 Cape Verde 10.7% compare
- 186 Saint Lucia 10.7% compare
- 187 French Polynesia 10.6% compare
- 189 Malta 10.1% compare
- 190 Vanuatu 10.1% compare
- 191 Comoros 9.9% 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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 12.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9602 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 5,639 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 10.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9984 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 5,863 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Samoa?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Samoa was 10.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Samoa ranks 188th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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.