Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre was 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa is 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.9% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81,862 constant LCU per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places Samoa 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81,862 constant LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 85,154 constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 85,022 constant LCU per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85,345 constant LCU per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86,581 constant LCU per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 87,800 constant LCU per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 94,764 constant LCU per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 98,989 constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 100,089 constant LCU per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 105,324 constant LCU per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 100,070 constant LCU per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 97,214 constant LCU per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 95,401 constant LCU per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre | +36.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 364,095 constant LCU per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 122,467 constant LCU per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre 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 | +36.9% | 95,401 constant LCU per square kilometre | 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91,093 constant LCU per square kilometre | 81,862 constant LCU per square kilometre | 105,324 constant LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,811 constant LCU per square kilometre | 95,401 constant LCU per square kilometre | 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 127 Bhutan 135,845 constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 128 El Salvador 134,845 constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 132,717 constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 131 New Zealand 114,375 constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 132 Saudi Arabia 110,158 constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 133 Belarus 107,578 constant LCU per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Samoa?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa was 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,862 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.