Revenue, excluding grants in Samoa
Samoa: Revenue, excluding grants was 30.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Samoa is 30.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Samoa peaked at 33.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 47th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26.9% | — |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.9% | 33.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.7% | 32.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 44 Marshall Islands 31.3% compare
- 45 Ecuador 31.0% compare
- 46 North Macedonia 30.9% compare
- 48 Romania 30.7% compare
- 49 Uruguay 30.6% compare
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 30.4% compare
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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 435.32 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 597.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 6.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.283 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1,662 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Samoa?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Samoa was 30.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Samoa ranks 47th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.