Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) was 533.78 million current LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products in Samoa, 2010–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products in Samoa stood at 533.78 million current LCU. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products in Samoa peaked at 533.78 million current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 202.29 million current LCU, in 2011.
That places Samoa 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 218.98 million current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 202.29 million current LCU | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 211.91 million current LCU | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 234.89 million current LCU | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 255.08 million current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 265.74 million current LCU | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 312.52 million current LCU | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 333.38 million current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 344.85 million current LCU | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 372.74 million current LCU | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 373.79 million current LCU | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 351.24 million current LCU | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 343.83 million current LCU | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 450.31 million current LCU | +31.0% |
| 2024 | 515.10 million current LCU | +14.4% |
| 2025 | 533.78 million current LCU | +3.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 533.78 million current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.82 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 533.78 million current LCU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.94 billion current LCU, 3% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 275.24 million current LCU | 202.29 million current LCU | 372.74 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 428.01 million current LCU | 343.83 million current LCU | 533.78 million current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 170 Bahrain 778.25 million current LCU compare
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda 737.40 million current LCU compare
- 172 Grenada 684.13 million current LCU compare
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 511.70 million current LCU compare
- 175 Saint Kitts and Nevis 406.86 million current LCU compare
- 176 Andorra 356.04 million current LCU 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products in Samoa?
- Taxes less subsidies on products in Samoa was 533.78 million current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 533.78 million current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 202.29 million current LCU in 2011.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes less subsidies on products?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products are taxes payable per unit of a good or service. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.