Samoa vs World: Tax revenue
Samoa
24.0%
in 2023
World
13.8%
in 2024
Samoa rank
19th
World rank
18th
Tax revenue over time
- Samoa
- World
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 24.0% against 13.8% in World, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 19th and World ranks 18th of 157 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.0% | 13.9% | 9.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 14.1% | 10.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Samoa or World?
- Samoa, at 24.0% against 13.8% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Samoa and World?
- 10.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and World?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and World rank globally for tax revenue?
- Samoa ranks 19th and World ranks 18th 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.