Tax revenues vs income inequality in Samoa

Samoa: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 26.42 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
26.42
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
57th
of 186 countries
All-time high
26.42
in 2023
All-time low
16.88
in 1998
Years of data
39
1983–2023

Tax revenues vs income inequality in Samoa, 1983–2023

01020301983200320231983: 19.51984: 24.21985: 25.11986: 24.21987: 26.21988: 25.31989: 25.41990: 21.81992: 20.21993: 20.91995: 18.21996: 19.31997: 18.91998: 16.91999: 18.32000: 18.62001: 18.72002: 18.22003: 19.12004: 18.42005: 18.32006: 19.22007: 21.72008: 192009: 18.52010: 20.52011: 19.32012: 20.32013: 22.32014: 23.32015: 22.12016: 22.62017: 23.12018: 23.32019: 242020: 242021: 252022: 25.62023: 26.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Samoa stood at 26.42. That is the highest value across all 39 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 in Samoa peaked at 26.42 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.88, in 1998.

That places Samoa 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 24.28 19.49 26.24 7
1990s 19.32 16.88 21.83 8
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

  1. 54 Namibia 26.98 compare
  2. 55 Korea 26.87 compare
  3. 56 Switzerland 26.79 compare
  4. 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.18 compare
  5. 59 Barbados 26.16 compare
  6. 60 Uruguay 25.88 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places β†’

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All data for Samoa β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Samoa?
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Samoa was 26.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 26.42 in 2023.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 16.88 in 1998.
How does Samoa rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
Samoa ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues vs income inequality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax revenues vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,284 data points, 1980–2023
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