Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 2,120 current LCU per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Samoa stood at 2,120 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 29.1% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Samoa peaked at 2,120 current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,207 current LCU per person, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 124th 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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,207 current LCU per person | — |
| 2013 | 1,338 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 1,396 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,439 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,647 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 1,711 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,730 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,850 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1,828 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1,655 current LCU per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1,642 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,120 current LCU per person | +29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,540 current LCU per person | 1,207 current LCU per person | 1,850 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,811 current LCU per person | 1,642 current LCU per person | 2,120 current LCU per person | 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 taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Samoa?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Samoa was 2,120 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,120 current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,207 current LCU per person in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 124th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.