Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 20.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa is 20.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa peaked at 25.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2023.
That places Samoa 138th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25.0% | — |
| 2013 | 24.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -16.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 20.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.9%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.3% | 21.9% | 25.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 20.5% | 24.5% | 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 income, profits and capital gains in Samoa?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Samoa was 20.5% 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 25.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Samoa ranks 138th 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 down 16.1%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.