Samoa Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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 10.04%, a 0.58% decline from 2021.
  • Samoa unemployment rate for 2021 was 10.62%, a 0.24% increase from 2020.
  • Samoa unemployment rate for 2020 was 10.37%, a 0.79% increase from 2019.
  • Samoa unemployment rate for 2019 was 9.58%, a 0.08% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 28.84%
Botswana 23.62%
Gabon 20.61%
Namibia 19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.55%
Libya 19.30%
Jordan 19.19%
St. Lucia 15.77%
Iraq 15.32%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 14.43%
Bosnia 12.66%
Algeria 12.49%
Guyana 12.30%
Lebanon 11.75%
Albania 11.63%
Costa Rica 11.32%
Colombia 10.55%
Turkey 10.43%
Samoa 10.04%
Brazil 9.23%
Iran 8.82%
Serbia 8.68%
Belize 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Equatorial Guinea 8.58%
Suriname 8.23%
Paraguay 6.75%
Mauritius 6.32%
Azerbaijan 5.65%
Venezuela 5.62%
Romania 5.61%
Dominican Republic 5.50%
Jamaica 5.50%
China 4.98%
Kazakhstan 4.86%
Fiji 4.56%
Maldives 4.39%
Bulgaria 4.27%
Turkmenistan 4.13%
Russia 3.87%
Peru 3.85%
Ecuador 3.76%
Malaysia 3.63%
Belarus 3.57%
Mexico 3.26%
Guatemala 3.05%
Tonga 2.43%
Cuba 1.25%
Thailand 0.94%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Samoa Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 10.04% -0.58%
2021 10.62% 0.24%
2020 10.37% 0.79%
2019 9.58% 0.08%
2018 9.50% 0.10%
2017 9.40% 0.33%
2016 9.07% 0.17%
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% -0.02%
2009 5.64% 0.11%
2008 5.53% 0.11%
2007 5.42% 0.10%
2006 5.32% 0.11%
2005 5.22% 0.05%
2004 5.17% 0.12%
2003 5.04% 0.06%
2002 4.98% 0.02%
2001 4.96% 0.23%
2000 4.73% 0.25%
1999 4.48% 0.36%
1998 4.12% 0.34%
1997 3.78% 0.27%
1996 3.51% 0.27%
1995 3.24% 0.25%
1994 2.99% 0.31%
1993 2.69% 0.25%
1992 2.44% 0.34%
1991 2.10% 2.10%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%