North America vs Samoa: Tax revenue
North America
11.0%
in 2024
Samoa
24.0%
in 2023
North America rank
22nd
Samoa rank
19th
Tax revenue over time
- North America
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 24.0% against 11.0% in North America, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 2.2 times North America's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 22nd 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 | North America | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.7% | 23.0% | 12.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 24.2% | 12.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, North America or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 24.0% against 11.0% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between North America and Samoa?
- 13.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do North America and Samoa rank globally for tax revenue?
- North America ranks 22nd 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.