Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Samoa
Samoa: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 84.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Samoa, 2007–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Samoa stood at 84.4%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Samoa peaked at 110.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2021.
That places Samoa 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations 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% | -15.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 84.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 85% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 84.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.6%, 87% of the median. (24 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
- 148 Mauritania 86.2% compare
- 149 Bulgaria 85.9% compare
- 150 Cabo Verde 84.7% compare
- 152 Timor-Leste 84.1% compare
- 152 East Timor 84.1% compare
- 154 Bangladesh 83.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,567 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,567 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Samoa?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Samoa was 84.4% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 110.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Samoa ranks 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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