Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 9.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Samoa, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Samoa is 9.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 104.2% on the previous year and up 103.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Samoa peaked at 9.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2010.
That places Samoa 84th out of 114 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.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.7% | — |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +104.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More poverty & inequality data for Samoa
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.416 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Samoa?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Samoa was 9.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Samoa ranks 84th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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