Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita was 1,849 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Samoa, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Samoa stood at 1,849 constant LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Samoa peaked at 1,849 constant LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,200 constant LCU per person, in 2010.
Samoa ranks 142nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,200 constant LCU per person | — |
| 2011 | 1,238 constant LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,225 constant LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,218 constant LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,225 constant LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,231 constant LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,318 constant LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 1,340 constant LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,340 constant LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,396 constant LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,313 constant LCU per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 1,264 constant LCU per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,232 constant LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1,675 constant LCU per person | +36.0% |
| 2024 | 1,766 constant LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 1,849 constant LCU per person | +4.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,849 constant LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,203 constant LCU per person, 44% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,849 constant LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,945 constant LCU per person, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +36.0% | 1,232 constant LCU per person | 1,675 constant LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,273 constant LCU per person | 1,200 constant LCU per person | 1,396 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,517 constant LCU per person | 1,232 constant LCU per person | 1,849 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 139 Gambia 1,958 constant LCU per person compare
- 140 Suriname 1,940 constant LCU per person compare
- 141 Georgia 1,872 constant LCU per person compare
- 143 Turkmenistan 1,664 constant LCU per person compare
- 144 Belize 1,625 constant LCU per person compare
- 145 Peru 1,604 constant LCU per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 395,277 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -40.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Samoa?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Samoa was 1,849 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,849 constant LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 constant LCU per person in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.