GDP per person employed in Samoa
Samoa: GDP per person employed was 31,817 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 31,817 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Samoa peaked at 31,817 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,728 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1994.
That places Samoa 110th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,696 constant 2021 PPP $ | 11,728 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,831 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 17,626 constant 2021 PPP $ | 14,533 constant 2021 PPP $ | 19,380 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,557 constant 2021 PPP $ | 20,145 constant 2021 PPP $ | 24,737 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,693 constant 2021 PPP $ | 24,352 constant 2021 PPP $ | 31,817 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Samoa
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 28.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 56.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 30.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 45.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 33.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 20.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 42.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Samoa?
- Gdp per person employed in Samoa was 31,817 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 31,817 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,728 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1994.
- How does Samoa rank for gdp per person employed?
- Samoa ranks 110th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.