Social contributions in Samoa
Samoa: Social contributions was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Social contributions in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, social contributions in Samoa stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Samoa peaked at 1.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2023.
That places Samoa 90th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Social contributions in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.8% | — |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 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 social contributions in Samoa?
- Social contributions in Samoa was 1.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for social contributions?
- Samoa ranks 90th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. 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.