Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 140.10 million current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa stood at 140.10 million current LCU. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa peaked at 140.10 million current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.39 million current LCU, in 2012.
That places Samoa 143rd out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 91.39 million current LCU | — |
| 2013 | 101.12 million current LCU | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 103.32 million current LCU | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 107.39 million current LCU | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 114.32 million current LCU | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 117.06 million current LCU | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 117.79 million current LCU | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 131.60 million current LCU | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 129.53 million current LCU | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 129.10 million current LCU | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 136.16 million current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 140.10 million current LCU | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 110.50 million current LCU | 91.39 million current LCU | 131.60 million current LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 133.72 million current LCU | 129.10 million current LCU | 140.10 million current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 140 Andorra 215.62 million current LCU compare
- 141 San Marino 170.52 million current LCU compare
- 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 150.93 million current LCU compare
- 144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 109.60 million current LCU compare
- 145 Tonga 57.97 million current LCU compare
- 146 Kiribati 29.10 million current LCU 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 taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa was 140.10 million current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 140.10 million current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.39 million current LCU in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Samoa ranks 143rd out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.