Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Samoa
Samoa: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 19.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Samoa, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Samoa stood at 19.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Samoa peaked at 19.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2014.
That places Samoa 175th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.3% | — |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.1% | 19.3% | 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: total tax and contribution rate in Samoa?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Samoa was 19.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.