Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Samoa

Samoa: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.6541 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6541 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
96th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.6589 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
All-time low
0.4726 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Samoa, 2012–2023

00.20.40.62012201720232012: 0.473 current LCU per US$ of GDP2013: 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP2014: 0.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP2015: 0.546 current LCU per US$ of GDP2016: 0.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP2017: 0.595 current LCU per US$ of GDP2018: 0.613 current LCU per US$ of GDP2019: 0.639 current LCU per US$ of GDP2020: 0.659 current LCU per US$ of GDP2021: 0.632 current LCU per US$ of GDP2022: 0.626 current LCU per US$ of GDP2023: 0.654 current LCU per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 0.6541 current LCU per US$ of GDP for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2023.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0.6589 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4726 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2012.

Samoa ranks 96th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Samoa, 2012 to 2023.
Year current LCU per US$ of GDP Change
2012 0.4726 current LCU per US$ of GDP
2013 0.5185 current LCU per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2014 0.5501 current LCU per US$ of GDP +6.1%
2015 0.5464 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2016 0.6004 current LCU per US$ of GDP +9.9%
2017 0.5954 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2018 0.6129 current LCU per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2019 0.6387 current LCU per US$ of GDP +4.2%
2020 0.6589 current LCU per US$ of GDP +3.2%
2021 0.6316 current LCU per US$ of GDP -4.1%
2022 0.6258 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2023 0.6541 current LCU per US$ of GDP +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.5669 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4726 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6387 current LCU per US$ of GDP 8
2020s 0.6426 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6258 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6589 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 93 Poland 0.7566 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 94 Romania 0.7452 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 95 Georgia 0.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6426 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 98 Peru 0.6177 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 99 Papua New Guinea 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Samoa?
Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0.6541 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.6589 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020.
What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4726 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2012.
How does Samoa rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 96th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.