Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Samoa

Employment in industry in Samoa in 2025 — 15.9%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.6 pp.

2025 15.9% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 131of 182
Period maximum 24.5%2001
Period minimum 13%2014

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Samoa, 1991–20251015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.5%1992: 23.3%1993: 23.6%1994: 22.7%1995: 23.5%1996: 24.3%1997: 23.9%1998: 23.8%1999: 23.6%2000: 23.8%2001: 24.5%2002: 23.7%2003: 22.9%2004: 21.5%2005: 21%2006: 19.6%2007: 18%2008: 17%2009: 15.3%2010: 15%2011: 14.3%2012: 13.4%2013: 13.1%2014: 13%2015: 13.2%2016: 13.9%2017: 14%2018: 13.6%2019: 13.9%2020: 13.9%2021: 14%2022: 13.3%2023: 14.2%2024: 15.4%2025: 15.9%
Change over the period: −7.6 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa

Samoa 15.9%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.9 +0.5 pp
2024 15.4 +1.2 pp
2023 14.2 +0.9 pp
2022 13.3 −0.7 pp
2021 14 +0.1 pp
2020 13.9 −0.1 pp
2019 13.9 +0.3 pp
2018 13.6 −0.4 pp
2017 14 +0.1 pp
2016 13.9 +0.7 pp
2015 13.2 +0.2 pp
2014 13 −0.1 pp
2013 13.1 −0.3 pp
2012 13.4 −0.9 pp
2011 14.3 −0.7 pp
2010 15 −0.3 pp
2009 15.3 −1.7 pp
2008 17 −1 pp
2007 18 −1.7 pp
2006 19.6 −1.4 pp
2005 21 −0.5 pp
2004 21.5 −1.4 pp
2003 22.9 −0.8 pp
2002 23.7 −0.8 pp
2001 24.5 +0.7 pp
2000 23.8 +0.3 pp
1999 23.6 −0.2 pp
1998 23.8 −0.1 pp
1997 23.9 −0.4 pp
1996 24.3 +0.8 pp
1995 23.5 +0.8 pp
1994 22.7 −0.8 pp
1993 23.6 +0.3 pp
1992 23.3 −0.3 pp
1991 23.5

Polynesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.