Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre was 245,864 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 245,864 current LCU per square kilometre for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 22.8% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 245,864 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 129,113 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 121st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 129,113 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 146,167 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 154,852 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 159,112 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 179,041 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 189,523 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 193,665 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 209,732 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 205,935 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 195,321 current LCU per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 200,233 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 245,864 current LCU per square kilometre | +22.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 245,864 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.16 million current LCU per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 245,864 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 875,292 current LCU per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 170,151 current LCU per square kilometre | 129,113 current LCU per square kilometre | 209,732 current LCU per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 211,838 current LCU per square kilometre | 195,321 current LCU per square kilometre | 245,864 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 118 Azerbaijan 264,969 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 119 Lithuania 253,340 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 120 Bahamas 247,118 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 122 Marshall Islands 230,456 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 123 Finland 227,796 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 124 Afghanistan 195,086 current LCU per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa was 245,864 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 245,864 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,113 current LCU per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.