Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 34.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
34.2%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
63rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
49.5%
in 2008
All-time low
34.2%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Samoa, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Samoa is 34.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Samoa peaked at 49.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2022.
Samoa ranks 63rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 49.5% | — |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 36.5% | 48.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.2% | 36.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 60 Uzbekistan 35.4% compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 35.0% compare
- 62 Chile 34.3% compare
- 64 Solomon Islands 34.2% compare
- 65 Lithuania 33.8% compare
- 66 Malawi 33.7% compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5487 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1843 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3841 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1963 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Samoa?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Samoa was 34.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Samoa ranks 63rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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