Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Social contributions

Samoa
1.3%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.2%
in 2023
Samoa rank
90th
Sri Lanka rank
91st

Social contributions over time

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
0.511.522.5199020062023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 112 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 1.6% 1.2% 0.4% Samoa
2020s 1.4% 1.9% 0.5% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher social contributions, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
Samoa, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in social contributions between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for social contributions?
Samoa ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Social contributions. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/social-contributions-percent-of-revenue/samoa/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/social-contributions-percent-of-revenue/samoa/sri-lanka/">Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Social contributions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Social contributions (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 3,931 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.