Samoa Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Samoa unemployment rate for 2023 was 9.75%, a 0.18% decline from 2022.
  • Samoa unemployment rate for 2022 was 9.92%, a 0.45% decline from 2021.
  • Samoa unemployment rate for 2021 was 10.37%, a 0.15% increase from 2020.
  • Samoa unemployment rate for 2020 was 10.21%, a 0.61% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Samoa Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 9.75% -0.18%
2022 9.92% -0.45%
2021 10.37% 0.15%
2020 10.21% 0.61%
2019 9.60% 0.09%
2018 9.51% 0.11%
2017 9.40% 0.34%
2016 9.06% 0.16%
2015 8.90% 0.18%
2014 8.72% -0.05%
2013 8.77% 0.02%
2012 8.75% 3.07%
2011 5.68% 0.06%
2010 5.62% -0.03%
2009 5.65% 0.11%
2008 5.54% 0.11%
2007 5.43% 0.10%
2006 5.32% 0.11%
2005 5.21% 0.05%
2004 5.17% 0.13%
2003 5.04% 0.06%
2002 4.98% 0.02%
2001 4.96% 0.23%
2000 4.73% 0.25%
1999 4.49% 0.36%
1998 4.12% 0.35%
1997 3.78% 0.27%
1996 3.51% 0.27%
1995 3.24% 0.24%
1994 3.00% 0.31%
1993 2.69% 0.25%
1992 2.44% 0.34%
1991 2.10% 0.34%