Central government expense in Samoa

Central government expense in Samoa was equal to 26.7% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 2012 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Samoa, 2023 26.7% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −5.2percentage points 2022: 31.8%
World, 2022 28.5% Official aggregate Not the same period as Samoa (2023).

Central government expense in Samoa over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period SamoaWorld
2023 26.7% –
2022 31.8% 28.5%
2021 34.4% 31.7%
2020 29.8% 33.4%
2019 27.8% 26.7%
2018 28.3% 26.1%
2017 24.7% 26.3%
2016 25.0% 26.6%
2015 28.6% 26.8%
2014 30.7% 26.8%
2013 28.8% 27.1%
2012 28.8% 27.4%
2011 – 27.5%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 28.4%
2008 – 25.9%
2007 – 24.8%
2006 – 24.9%
2005 – 25.1%
2004 – 24.8%
2003 – 25.2%
2002 – 24.9%
2001 – 24.7%
2000 – 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −5.2 percentage points from 31.8% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 28.8%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2012 to 2023 for Samoa
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics