Tax revenues vs income inequality in Samoa
Samoa: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 26.42 in 2023. β² Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Samoa, 1983β2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More poverty & inequality data for Samoa
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.83 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.416 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1224 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1224 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1292 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2374 (2023)
- Population living in slums 34.6% (2022)
- Inequality adjusted human development index 0.609 (2023)
- Inequality adjusted hdi vs human development index 0.609 (2023)
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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