Compensation of employees in Samoa
Samoa: Compensation of employees was 351.29 million current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees in Samoa is 351.29 million current LCU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Samoa peaked at 351.29 million current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 202.90 million current LCU, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 144th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 244.37 million current LCU | 202.90 million current LCU | 292.82 million current LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 337.95 million current LCU | 319.54 million current LCU | 351.29 million current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 141 Barbados 807.10 million current LCU compare
- 142 Belize 530.42 million current LCU compare
- 143 Saint Lucia 383.66 million current LCU compare
- 145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 280.81 million current LCU compare
- 146 East Timor 247.62 million current LCU compare
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 227.90 million current LCU compare
More public sector data for Samoa
- Tax revenue 24.0% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 13.8% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 45.1% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.6% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 4.4% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.2% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 31.5% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.7% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 46.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Samoa?
- Compensation of employees in Samoa was 351.29 million current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 351.29 million current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 202.90 million current LCU in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for compensation of employees?
- Samoa ranks 144th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.