Malta vs Samoa: Tax revenue
Malta
24.1%
in 2024
Samoa
24.0%
in 2023
Malta rank
18th
Samoa rank
19th
Tax revenue over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Malta currently reports 24.1% against 24.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 19th of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.0% | 2.4% | Malta |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 24.2% | 1.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Malta or Samoa?
- Malta, at 24.1% against 24.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for tax revenue?
- Malta ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 19th of 157 countries.
- 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.