Samoa - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Samoa was 583,836,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 583,836,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 365,389,100 in 2012.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
2012 365,389,100
2013 413,653,800
2014 438,231,500
2015 450,287,800
2016 506,684,700
2017 526,853,800
2018 536,117,700
2019 583,836,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Samoa was 26.17 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 26.17 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.89 in 2012.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2012 20.89
2013 23.51
2014 24.93
2015 23.57
2016 24.25
2017 24.97
2018 25.44
2019 26.17

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance