CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Samoa
Samoa: CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) was 4.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Samoa, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia equity of public resource use rating in Samoa is 4.5 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Samoa peaked at 4.5 1=low to 6=high in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4 1=low to 6=high, in 2005.
Samoa ranks 1st of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4.5 1=low to 6=high is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4.5 1=low to 6=high is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 1 Armenia 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 1 Bhutan 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 1 Cote d'Ivoire 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 1 Georgia 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 1 Mauritania 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 1 Rwanda 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 1 Tanzania 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 1 Togo 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 1 Tonga 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 1 Vietnam 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Samoa
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Tax revenue 24.0% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 13.8% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 45.1% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia equity of public resource use rating in Samoa?
- Cpia equity of public resource use rating in Samoa was 4.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 1=low to 6=high in 2009.
- What is the lowest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- How does Samoa rank for cpia equity of public resource use rating?
- Samoa ranks 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia equity of public resource use rating rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.