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 2022 was 10.31%, a 0.4% increase from 2021.
  • Samoa unemployment rate for 2021 was 9.91%, a 0.12% increase from 2020.
  • Samoa unemployment rate for 2020 was 9.79%, a 0.65% increase from 2019.
  • Samoa unemployment rate for 2019 was 9.15%, a 0.32% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 29.81%
Gabon 21.47%
Namibia 20.85%
Botswana 20.68%
Libya 20.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.98%
Jordan 17.87%
St. Lucia 17.36%
Iraq 15.55%
Montenegro 15.40%
North Macedonia 15.08%
Bosnia 14.05%
Lebanon 12.64%
Armenia 12.56%
Guyana 12.36%
Albania 11.81%
Algeria 11.55%
Costa Rica 11.45%
Iran 10.96%
Colombia 10.73%
Samoa 10.31%
Turkey 10.03%
Belize 9.69%
Serbia 9.47%
Brazil 9.46%
Equatorial Guinea 8.69%
Suriname 8.64%
Mauritius 7.23%
Dominican Republic 7.12%
Paraguay 6.89%
Jamaica 6.05%
Azerbaijan 5.46%
Romania 5.44%
Venezuela 5.33%
Turkmenistan 5.02%
Kazakhstan 5.01%
China 4.89%
Maldives 4.88%
Bulgaria 4.40%
Fiji 4.33%
Belarus 4.17%
Ecuador 3.96%
Malaysia 3.73%
Peru 3.66%
Mexico 3.31%
Tonga 3.01%
Guatemala 2.57%
Cuba 1.39%
Thailand 0.86%
Samoa Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 10.31% 0.40%
2021 9.91% 0.12%
2020 9.79% 0.65%
2019 9.15% -0.32%
2018 9.47% 0.07%
2017 9.40% 0.58%
2016 8.82% 0.06%
2015 8.76% 0.04%
2014 8.72% 0.06%
2013 8.66% -0.09%
2012 8.75% 3.07%
2011 5.68% -0.05%
2010 5.73% -0.11%
2009 5.84% 0.25%
2008 5.58% 0.23%
2007 5.36% -0.07%
2006 5.43% 0.13%
2005 5.30% 0.08%
2004 5.22% 0.06%
2003 5.16% 0.06%
2002 5.10% 0.14%
2001 4.96% 0.30%
2000 4.66% 0.18%
1999 4.49% 0.31%
1998 4.18% 0.27%
1997 3.91% 0.43%
1996 3.48% 0.29%
1995 3.19% 0.15%
1994 3.04% 0.41%
1993 2.63% 0.25%
1992 2.39% 0.29%
1991 2.10% 0.29%