Manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate was -5.55 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Samoa recorded -5.55 % change on previous year for manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 164.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 27.31 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -35.39 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 161st of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -1.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -4.15 % change on previous year | +184.8% |
| 1997 | -10.34 % change on previous year | +149.0% |
| 1998 | -16.35 % change on previous year | +58.2% |
| 1999 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 2000 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 2001 | 5.2 % change on previous year | +98.5% |
| 2002 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 2003 | 5.22 % change on previous year | +61.7% |
| 2004 | -0.4068 % change on previous year | -107.8% |
| 2005 | -9.25 % change on previous year | +2174.0% |
| 2006 | -5.2 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 2007 | -9.39 % change on previous year | +80.8% |
| 2008 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -71.5% |
| 2009 | -35.39 % change on previous year | +1221.7% |
| 2010 | -23.5 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 2011 | -7.03 % change on previous year | -70.1% |
| 2012 | 7.4 % change on previous year | -205.2% |
| 2013 | -5.64 % change on previous year | -176.2% |
| 2014 | -10.16 % change on previous year | +80.3% |
| 2015 | -6.61 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 2016 | -2.92 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 2017 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 2018 | -23.64 % change on previous year | +2215.9% |
| 2019 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 2020 | -12.99 % change on previous year | +226.5% |
| 2021 | 27.31 % change on previous year | -310.3% |
| 2022 | -14.38 % change on previous year | -152.7% |
| 2023 | 11.55 % change on previous year | -180.3% |
| 2024 | 8.56 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 2025 | -5.55 % change on previous year | -164.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -5.55 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.79 % change on previous year, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -5.55 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.17 % change on previous year, 4.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -2215.9% | -1.02 % change on previous year | -23.64 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -2174.0% | -0.4068 % change on previous year | -9.25 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -1221.7% | -2.68 % change on previous year | -35.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.72 % change on previous year | -16.35 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2000s | -4.6 % change on previous year | -35.39 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.71 % change on previous year | -23.64 % change on previous year | 7.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 % change on previous year | -14.38 % change on previous year | 27.31 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 158 Bosnia and Herzegovina -5.28 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Georgia -5.34 % change on previous year compare
- 160 San Marino -5.55 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -5.74 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Tuvalu -5.9 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Luxembourg -6.05 % change on previous year 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa was -5.55 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.31 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.39 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 161st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Manufacturing value added to gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Manufacturing value added to gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.