Samoa — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Samoa, 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Samoa was 4.20% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 15.23% in 2023. The lowest was -10.68% in 1974 (about -2.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.14% per year.
Samoa ranks 75 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 35%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Samoa sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 9%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 17 of 36 economies; Solomon Islands (3.62%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2150% in 1993. That is 31% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 10th of 142 in 1971 → 141st of 152 in 1980 → 161st of 176 in 1990 → 70th of 199 in 2000 → 62nd of 209 in 2010 → 88th of 209 in 2020 → 68th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 4.75% | -10.5 pp |
| 2023 | 15.23% | +13.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.27% | +7.3 pp |
| 2021 | -5.04% | -1.9 pp |
| 2020 | -3.11% | -7.6 pp |
| 2019 | 4.45% | +5.1 pp |
| 2018 | -0.61% | -2.0 pp |
| 2017 | 1.41% | -6.6 pp |
| 2016 | 7.98% | +4.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.85% | +3.2 pp |
| 2014 | 0.66% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 0.11% | +3.8 pp |
| 2012 | -3.73% | -7.6 pp |
| 2011 | 3.85% | -2.3 pp |
| 2010 | 6.12% | +6.7 pp |
| 2009 | -0.54% | -4.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.56% | +3.1 pp |
| 2007 | 0.49% | -1.6 pp |
| 2006 | 2.13% | -4.5 pp |
| 2005 | 6.64% | +3.6 pp |
| 2004 | 3.09% | -2.1 pp |
| 2003 | 5.21% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 5.65% | -1.7 pp |
| 2001 | 7.39% | +2.3 pp |
| 2000 | 5.09% | +2.9 pp |
| 1999 | 2.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.19% | +1.6 pp |
| 1997 | 0.64% | -6.5 pp |
| 1996 | 7.18% | +0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 6.67% | +9.2 pp |
| 1994 | -2.54% | -6.6 pp |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +4.3 pp |
| 1992 | -0.2% | +2.1 pp |
| 1991 | -2.3% | +2.1 pp |
| 1990 | -4.42% | -8.1 pp |
| 1989 | 3.71% | +5.1 pp |
| 1988 | -1.44% | -1.9 pp |
| 1987 | 0.48% | -5.0 pp |
| 1986 | 5.5% | +1.6 pp |
| 1985 | 3.92% | +2.6 pp |
| 1984 | 1.29% | +0.9 pp |
| 1983 | 0.43% | +1.4 pp |
| 1982 | -0.96% | +8.1 pp |
| 1981 | -9.03% | -2.8 pp |
| 1980 | -6.19% | -17.1 pp |
| 1979 | 10.91% | +4.7 pp |
| 1978 | 6.25% | +7.0 pp |
| 1977 | -0.78% | -10.1 pp |
| 1976 | 9.32% | +13.1 pp |
| 1975 | -3.8% | +6.9 pp |
| 1974 | -10.68% | -18.0 pp |
| 1973 | 7.29% | +5.7 pp |
| 1972 | 1.59% | -11.9 pp |
| 1971 | 13.51% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Samoa’s GDP growth in 1972?
1.59% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Samoa’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -68.9% in total — about 2.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.2%; 2024: 4.75%; 2023: 15.23%; 2022: 2.27%; 2021: -5.04%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.