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Samoa: Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 2012–2023 · 12 observations · cgovexp_GDP

2023
29.7%percent of GDP
Change on 2022
−3.9 pointsfrom 33.5%
Average, 2014–2023
28.9%10 years
Record high and low
33.8% (2021)low 24.0% (2017)

Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

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24%26%28%30%32%34%201220142016201820202022SamoaSamoa
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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202329.7
202233.5
202133.8
202029.3
201927.6
201828.0
201724.0
201624.6
201528.3
201430.5

Sources

  • IMF Government Finance Statistics2012–2023
  • World Development Indicators2012–2023

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Samoa documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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