Tax revenue in Samoa
Samoa: Tax revenue was 683.50 million current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 683.50 million current LCU for tax revenue in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Samoa peaked at 683.50 million current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 365.39 million current LCU, in 2012.
That places Samoa 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 477.82 million current LCU | 365.39 million current LCU | 583.06 million current LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 588.91 million current LCU | 542.99 million current LCU | 683.50 million current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 141 Saint Lucia 983.42 million current LCU compare
- 142 Belize 967.44 million current LCU compare
- 143 East Timor 694.44 million current LCU compare
- 145 Andorra 581.74 million current LCU compare
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 542.37 million current LCU compare
- 147 Bahrain 380.42 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 tax revenue in Samoa?
- Tax revenue in Samoa was 683.50 million current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 683.50 million current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 365.39 million current LCU in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for tax revenue?
- Samoa ranks 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. 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 Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. 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.