Customs and other import duties in Samoa
Samoa: Customs and other import duties was 83.86 million current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Customs and other import duties 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 customs and other import duties in Samoa is 83.86 million current LCU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Samoa peaked at 83.86 million current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.97 million current LCU, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 115th of 152 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 | 51.76 million current LCU | 34.97 million current LCU | 63.44 million current LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 66.50 million current LCU | 55.37 million current LCU | 83.86 million current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 112 Bahrain 115.08 million current LCU compare
- 113 Andorra 112.71 million current LCU compare
- 114 Saint Kitts and Nevis 84.60 million current LCU compare
- 116 Kuwait 83.00 million current LCU compare
- 117 Belize 79.30 million current LCU compare
- 118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 70.26 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 customs and other import duties in Samoa?
- Customs and other import duties in Samoa was 83.86 million current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.86 million current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.97 million current LCU in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for customs and other import duties?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. 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 Customs and other import duties (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. 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.