Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Samoa: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 24.0% against 14.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Samoa ranks 19th of 35 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 23.0% | 9.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 24.2% | 10.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 24.0% against 14.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 9.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for tax revenue?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Samoa ranks 19th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.