Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Samoa

Samoa: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 8.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 190 countries
All-time high
8.5%
in 2017
All-time low
6.8%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Samoa, 2005–2019

024682005201220192005: 6.8 % of profits2006: 6.8 % of profits2007: 6.8 % of profits2008: 6.8 % of profits2009: 6.8 % of profits2010: 6.8 % of profits2011: 6.8 % of profits2012: 6.8 % of profits2013: 6.8 % of profits2014: 6.8 % of profits2015: 6.8 % of profits2016: 7.3 % of profits2017: 8.5 % of profits2018: 8.5 % of profits2019: 8.5 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Samoa stood at 8.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Samoa peaked at 8.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2005.

That places Samoa 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits) in Samoa, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 6.8%
2006 6.8% +0.0%
2007 6.8% +0.0%
2008 6.8% +0.0%
2009 6.8% +0.0%
2010 6.8% +0.0%
2011 6.8% +0.0%
2012 6.8% +0.0%
2013 6.8% +0.0%
2014 6.8% +0.0%
2015 6.8% +0.0%
2016 7.3% +7.4%
2017 8.5% +16.4%
2018 8.5% +0.0%
2019 8.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 5
2010s 7.4% 6.8% 8.5% 10

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 138 Angola 9.0% compare
  2. 139 Philippines 8.9% compare
  3. 140 Honduras 8.8% compare
  4. 141 Kiribati 8.5% compare
  5. 141 Micronesia, Federated States of 8.5% compare
  6. 141 Solomon Islands 8.5% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Samoa?
Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Samoa was 8.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2005.
How does Samoa rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
Samoa ranks 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.