Albania vs Samoa: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Albania
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 19.9% against 18.3% in Albania, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 7th of 154 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.3% | 1.5% | Albania |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 19.6% | 1.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Albania or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 19.9% against 18.3% in Albania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Albania and Samoa?
- 1.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Samoa rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Albania ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 7th of 154 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.