Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Samoa
Samoa: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 22.01 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Samoa, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 22.01 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Samoa peaked at 25.72 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.46 Percentage of GDP, in 2008.
That places Samoa 66th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.15 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 21.71 Percentage of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 18.98 Percentage of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 18.46 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 20.51 Percentage of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 19.29 Percentage of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 20.27 Percentage of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 22.27 Percentage of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 22.96 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 22.14 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 23.06 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 23.32 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 23.53 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 23.7 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.81 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 25.72 Percentage of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 23.6 Percentage of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 23.26 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 23.25 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.01 Percentage of GDP | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.76 Percentage of GDP | 18.46 Percentage of GDP | 21.71 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.43 Percentage of GDP | 19.29 Percentage of GDP | 23.81 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.57 Percentage of GDP | 22.01 Percentage of GDP | 25.72 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 86.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1489 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 874.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4144 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 2,434 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.2635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Samoa?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Samoa was 22.01 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.72 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.46 Percentage of GDP in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Samoa ranks 66th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.