Taxes on goods and services in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes on goods and services was 45.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services in Samoa stood at 45.1%.
That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Samoa peaked at 49.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2022.
Samoa ranks 19th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 44.9% | — |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.6% | 44.1% | 49.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 38.4% | 45.1% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Samoa
- Tax revenue 24.0% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 13.8% (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)
- Goods and services expense 44.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Samoa?
- Taxes on goods and services in Samoa was 45.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Samoa ranks 19th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.