Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Samoa, 1995–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17.6% for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Samoa peaked at 17.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1995.
Samoa ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.0% | — |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 9.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 1 Croatia 19.3% compare
- 2 Montenegro 18.5% compare
- 3 Macau, China 18.1% compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.3% compare
- 6 Serbia 17.2% compare
- 7 Seychelles 16.0% 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.836 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 4,910 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Samoa?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Samoa was 17.6% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Samoa ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.