Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Samoa
Samoa: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 8.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Samoa, 2005–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 138 Angola 9.0% compare
- 139 Philippines 8.9% compare
- 140 Honduras 8.8% compare
- 141 Kiribati 8.5% compare
- 141 Micronesia, Federated States of 8.5% compare
- 141 Solomon Islands 8.5% 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 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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About this data
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.