Customs and other import duties in Samoa
Samoa: Customs and other import duties was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Customs and other import duties in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, customs and other import duties in Samoa stood at 12.3%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Samoa peaked at 12.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2012.
That places Samoa 41st out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.6% | — |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 12.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.7% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 38 Ghana 12.7% compare
- 39 Kyrgyzstan 12.5% compare
- 40 Mali 12.3% compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 12.2% compare
- 43 Côte d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
- 44 Fiji 11.7% compare
More public sector data for Samoa
- 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)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 4.4% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.2% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 31.5% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.7% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 46.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Samoa?
- Customs and other import duties in Samoa was 12.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for customs and other import duties?
- Samoa ranks 41st out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.