Samoa vs Seychelles: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Samoa
17.6%
in 2023
Seychelles
16.0%
in 2023
Samoa rank
4th
Seychelles rank
7th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Samoa
- Seychelles
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 17.6% against 16.0% in Seychelles, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 4th and Seychelles ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 2.9% | 4.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 0.5% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.8% | 0.5% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.0% | 1.6% | Samoa |
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 Seychelles?
- Samoa, at 17.6% against 16.0% in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Samoa and Seychelles?
- 1.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Seychelles?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Seychelles rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Samoa ranks 4th and Seychelles ranks 7th 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.