Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Samoa
Samoa: Primary government spending as a share of original budget was 84.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Samoa, 2007–2021
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, primary government spending as a share of original budget in Samoa stood at 84.4%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government spending as a share of original budget in Samoa peaked at 110.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 144th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 101.3% | — |
| 2008 | 110.4% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 110.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 103.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | -15.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 84.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 85% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 84.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.5% | 101.3% | 110.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 93.3% | 103.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 84.4% | 99.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 141 Mauritania 86.2% compare
- 142 Bulgaria 85.9% compare
- 143 Cape Verde 84.7% compare
- 145 East Timor 84.1% compare
- 146 Bangladesh 83.2% compare
- 147 Suriname 82.7% compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government spending as a share of original budget in Samoa?
- Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Samoa was 84.4% in 2021, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 110.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for primary government spending as a share of original budget?
- Samoa ranks 144th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary government spending as a share of original budget rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary government spending as a share of original budget. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%).