Samoa vs Small states: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Samoa
- Small states
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 45.1% against 33.4% in Small states, a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Small states's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 19th and Small states ranks 17th of 156 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.6% | 27.6% | 19.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 31.1% | 8.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Samoa or Small states?
- Samoa, at 45.1% against 33.4% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Samoa and Small states?
- 11.7%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Small states?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Small states rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Samoa ranks 19th and Small states ranks 17th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.