Taxes on international trade in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes on international trade was 83.86 million current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on international trade in Samoa stood at 83.86 million current LCU. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.3% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Samoa peaked at 83.86 million current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.97 million current LCU, in 2012.
That places Samoa 121st out of 155 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 | 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
- 118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 107.79 million current LCU compare
- 119 Saint Kitts and Nevis 91.60 million current LCU compare
- 120 Bahrain 85.11 million current LCU compare
- 122 Kuwait 83.00 million current LCU compare
- 123 Slovakia 53.11 million current LCU compare
- 124 Slovenia 46.08 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 taxes on international trade in Samoa?
- Taxes on international trade 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 taxes on international trade recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.86 million current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.97 million current LCU in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes on international trade?
- Samoa ranks 121st out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade 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 Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-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.