Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Samoa
Samoa: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 47.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
47.2%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
117th
of 189 countries
All-time high
62.5%
in 2008
All-time low
47.2%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Samoa, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Samoa stood at 47.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Samoa peaked at 62.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2022.
Samoa ranks 117th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 62.5% | — |
| 2010 | 61.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -3.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 47.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 94% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 47.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 62.5% | 62.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 49.5% | 61.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 47.2% | 49.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Samoa?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Samoa was 47.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Samoa ranks 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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