Paying taxes: Profit tax in Samoa
Samoa: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 10.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Samoa, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Samoa is 10.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Samoa peaked at 12.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2017.
Samoa ranks 128th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.5% | — |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
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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: profit tax in Samoa?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Samoa was 10.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Samoa ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.