Services, value added in Samoa
Samoa: Services, value added was 4.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Samoa, 2000–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 4.8% for services, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Samoa peaked at 13.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.7%, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 55th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Samoa, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -48.8% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +154.7% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -47.7% |
| 2007 | -0.4% | -110.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -828.9% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +356.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -52.6% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -29.8% |
| 2012 | -4.4% | -204.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -113.1% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -187.0% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -1414.4% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -81.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +80.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +70.2% |
| 2020 | -1.2% | -125.4% |
| 2021 | -4.7% | +310.5% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -192.9% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +206.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -69.1% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | +15.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1414.4% | -0.5% | 6.7% |
| 2008 | +828.9% | -0.4% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | -0.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -4.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | -4.7% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 395,277 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -40.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Samoa?
- Services, value added in Samoa was 4.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.7% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for services, value added?
- Samoa ranks 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.