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
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Samoa, 2012–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 93 Poland 0.7566 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Romania 0.7452 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Georgia 0.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6426 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Peru 0.6177 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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 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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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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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.