Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Samoa's unemployment rate stands at 5% as of 2025-12-31, up from 4.86% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Samoa's unemployment rate was 5%, up from 4.86% in 2024.
In 2024, Samoa's unemployment rate was 4.86%, down from 4.92% in 2023.
In 2023, Samoa's unemployment rate was 4.92%, down from 5.05% in 2022.
In 2022, Samoa's unemployment rate was 5.05%, down from 6.66% in 2021.
In 2021, Samoa's unemployment rate was 6.66%, down from 7.47% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5% | +0.141% |
| 2024 | 4.86% | -0.065% |
| 2023 | 4.92% | -0.128% |
| 2022 | 5.05% | -1.62% |
| 2021 | 6.66% | -0.803% |
| 2020 | 7.47% | -0.391% |
| 2019 | 7.86% | -0.791% |
| 2018 | 8.65% | -0.751% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +0.337% |
| 2016 | 9.06% | +0.162% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +0.181% |
| 2014 | 8.72% | -0.052% |
| 2013 | 8.77% | +0.02% |
| 2012 | 8.75% | +3.07% |
| 2011 | 5.68% | +0.059% |
| 2010 | 5.62% | -0.025% |
| 2009 | 5.65% | +0.108% |
| 2008 | 5.54% | +0.113% |
| 2007 | 5.43% | +0.104% |
| 2006 | 5.32% | +0.109% |
| 2005 | 5.21% | +0.05% |
| 2004 | 5.16% | +0.124% |
| 2003 | 5.04% | +0.063% |
| 2002 | 4.98% | +0.015% |
| 2001 | 4.96% | +0.227% |
| 2000 | 4.73% | +0.244% |
| 1999 | 4.49% | +0.362% |
| 1998 | 4.13% | +0.347% |
| 1997 | 3.78% | +0.265% |
| 1996 | 3.52% | +0.271% |
| 1995 | 3.24% | +0.245% |
| 1994 | 3% | +0.31% |
| 1993 | 2.69% | +0.25% |
| 1992 | 2.44% | +0.339% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Samoa's unemployment rate is 5% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.86% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.4% (2017); the lowest is 2.1% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.