Maldives vs Samoa: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Maldives
12.7%
in 2021
Samoa
13.8%
in 2023
Maldives rank
127th
Samoa rank
124th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13.8% against 12.7% in Maldives, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 127th and Samoa ranks 124th of 153 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.2% | 0.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 14.2% | 4.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Maldives or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13.8% against 12.7% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Maldives and Samoa?
- 1.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Maldives ranks 127th and Samoa ranks 124th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.