Ghana vs Samoa: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Ghana
5.4%
in 2022
Samoa
5.5%
in 2023
Ghana rank
113th
Samoa rank
110th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Samoa ahead.
Ghana ranks 113th and Samoa ranks 110th of 184 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 4.9% | 3.5% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 4.0% | 1.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Ghana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Ghana and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 113th and Samoa ranks 110th of 184 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 incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.