Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 8.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 8.2% for taxes on international trade in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Samoa peaked at 8.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2020.
That places Samoa 47th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.6% | — |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +13.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 8.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 8.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More public sector data for Samoa
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Samoa?
- Taxes on international trade in Samoa was 8.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes on international trade?
- Samoa ranks 47th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.