Samoa vs Serbia: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Samoa
17.6%
in 2023
Serbia
17.2%
in 2022
Samoa rank
4th
Serbia rank
6th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Samoa
- Serbia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 17.6% against 17.2% in Serbia, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 4th and Serbia ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 15.8% | 3.3% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 16.5% | 2.2% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 17.2% | 0.9% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Samoa or Serbia?
- Samoa, at 17.6% against 17.2% in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Samoa and Serbia?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Serbia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Serbia rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Samoa ranks 4th and Serbia ranks 6th 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.