Laos vs Samoa: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Laos
8.1%
in 2022
Samoa
8.2%
in 2023
Laos rank
48th
Samoa rank
47th
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) over time
- Laos
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 8.2% against 8.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 48th and Samoa ranks 47th of 154 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1% | 7.7% | 1.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 6.7% | 0.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Laos or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 8.2% against 8.1% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Laos and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Samoa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Samoa rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Laos ranks 48th and Samoa ranks 47th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% 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 international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.