Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.4144 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Samoa, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.4144 current LCU per US$ of GDP for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0.4381 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2719 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Samoa 111th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3219 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0.2719 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2741 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2944 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3224 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3703 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3768 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3926 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4083 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4302 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4086 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3865 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.431 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4381 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4144 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.4144 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7836 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 53% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.4144 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2038 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3353 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2719 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4083 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4181 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3865 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4381 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 108 Dominica 0.4472 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Romania 0.443 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Eritrea, The State of 0.4282 current LCU per US$ of GDP
- 112 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4077 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Sudan 0.3739 current LCU per US$ of GDP
- 114 St. Lucia 0.3737 current LCU per US$ 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 taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Samoa?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0.4144 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4381 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2719 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 111th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.