Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 42.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Samoa, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 42.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Samoa peaked at 42.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2018.
Samoa ranks 76th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.9% | — |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +4.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 42.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.2%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 42.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.5%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.9% | 31.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 36.3% | 42.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 73 El Salvador 44.0% compare
- 74 Hungary 44.0% compare
- 75 Tajikistan 43.8% compare
- 77 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 42.3%
- 78 Dominican Republic 42.0% compare
- 79 Lebanon 41.2% 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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Samoa?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Samoa was 42.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2018.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Samoa ranks 76th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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