Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate was 14.99 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate in Samoa, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in Samoa is 14.99 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.8% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 20.58 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.87 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 30th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 11.29 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 8.6 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 8.02 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 11 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 2006 | 10.73 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 8.72 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 15.07 % change on previous year | +72.9% |
| 2009 | 12.74 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 2011 | 6.57 % change on previous year | +301.9% |
| 2012 | -2.26 % change on previous year | -134.4% |
| 2013 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -168.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2349 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 2015 | 11.2 % change on previous year | +4667.2% |
| 2016 | 7.68 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8203 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 2018 | 4.27 % change on previous year | +419.9% |
| 2019 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 2020 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -124.7% |
| 2021 | -4.87 % change on previous year | +285.3% |
| 2022 | 8.08 % change on previous year | -266.0% |
| 2023 | 20.58 % change on previous year | +154.6% |
| 2024 | 11.37 % change on previous year | -44.8% |
| 2025 | 14.99 % change on previous year | +31.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 14.99 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.79 % change on previous year, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 14.99 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.99 % change on previous year, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (current LCU), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +4667.2% | 0.2349 % change on previous year | 11.2 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.09 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | 15.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 % change on previous year | -2.26 % change on previous year | 11.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.15 % change on previous year | -4.87 % change on previous year | 20.58 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 27 Georgia 15.99 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Sudan 15.71 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.66 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Bhutan 14.96 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Lesotho 13.74 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Lebanon 13.71 % 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 services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in Samoa was 14.99 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.58 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.87 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 Services, value added (current LCU), 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 Services, value added (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
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 Services, value added (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.