Other expense in Samoa
Samoa: Other expense was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Other expense in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 2.0% for other expense in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.6% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Samoa peaked at 10.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 122nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.9% | 2.9% | 10.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 2.0% | 7.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 other expense in Samoa?
- Other expense in Samoa was 2.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for other expense?
- Samoa ranks 122nd out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.