Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes as a share of cigarette price was 47.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Samoa, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a share of cigarette price in Samoa is 47.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Samoa peaked at 62.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2022.
Samoa ranks 118th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 62.5% | — |
| 2010 | 61.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 62.5% | 62.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 49.5% | 61.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 47.2% | 49.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 13.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 4,234 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 11,785 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a share of cigarette price in Samoa?
- Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Samoa was 47.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes as a share of cigarette price?
- Samoa ranks 118th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a share of cigarette price rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes as a share of cigarette price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of taxes on the retail price of a pack of cigarettes. This includes all taxes and is based on one pack (20 cigarettes) of the most sold brand in the country.