Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Samoa
Samoa: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 26.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Samoa, 1983–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Samoa stood at 26.42. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 26.42 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.88, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 57th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 19.49 | — |
| 1984 | 24.22 | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 25.11 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 24.22 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 26.24 | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 25.33 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 25.39 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 21.83 | -14.0% |
| 1991 | 21.01 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 20.19 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 20.88 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 19.56 | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 18.24 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 19.32 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 18.87 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 16.88 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 18.32 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 18.59 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 18.68 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.2 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 19.07 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 18.38 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 18.31 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.16 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 21.71 | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 18.98 | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 18.46 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 20.51 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 19.29 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 20.27 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 22.27 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 23.26 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.12 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 22.55 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 23.06 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 23.33 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.96 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 24.04 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 25.01 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 25.6 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 26.42 | +3.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 26.42 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.92, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 26.42 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.28 | 19.49 | 26.24 | 7 |
| 1990s | 19.51 | 16.88 | 21.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.95 | 18.2 | 21.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.06 | 19.29 | 23.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.27 | 24.04 | 26.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 54 Namibia 26.98 compare
- 55 South Korea 26.87 compare
- 56 Switzerland 26.79 compare
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.18 compare
- 59 Barbados 26.16 compare
- 60 Uruguay 25.88 compare
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 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)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1224 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Samoa?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Samoa was 26.42 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 26.42 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.88 in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.