Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Samoa: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Bosnia and Herzegovina
17.3%
in 2023
Samoa
17.6%
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
5th
Samoa rank
4th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 17.6% against 17.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 9.9% | 4.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 11.7% | 5.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 14.3% | 4.5% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.6% | 0.9% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 17.6% against 17.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Samoa rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 4th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.