Taxes on goods and services in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes on goods and services was 19.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services in Samoa stood at 19.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Samoa peaked at 20.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2012.
That places Samoa 7th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15.7% | — |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.7% | 20.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.4% | 20.5% | 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 in Samoa?
- Taxes on goods and services in Samoa was 19.9% 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 20.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Samoa ranks 7th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.