Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax and non-tax revenues … Asia in Samoa
Samoa: Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax and non-tax revenues … Asia was 22.01 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Samoa, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Samoa stood at 22.01 Percentage of GDP.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Samoa peaked at 25.72 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.46 Percentage of GDP, in 2008.
Samoa ranks 14th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax and non-tax revenues … Asia 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% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 22.01 Percentage of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.76 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 22.01 Percentage of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.97 Percentage of GDP, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 11 Solomon Islands 23.97 Percentage of GDP compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 22.9 Percentage of GDP compare
- 13 Armenia 22.67 Percentage of GDP compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 21.85 Percentage of GDP compare
- 16 China 19.51 Percentage of GDP compare
- 17 Tonga 18.23 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Samoa?
- Revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Samoa was 22.01 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.72 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.46 Percentage of GDP in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and?
- Samoa ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and 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 Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific economies presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.