Samoa vs Vanuatu: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 19.9% against 18.8% in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 7th and Vanuatu ranks 9th of 154 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.8% | 1.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 16.1% | 3.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Samoa, at 19.9% against 18.8% in Vanuatu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 1.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Samoa ranks 7th and Vanuatu ranks 9th 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.