Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 11.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Samoa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Samoa stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Samoa peaked at 16.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2010.
Samoa ranks 119th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -45.1% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -9.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 11.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.0%, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.5% | 16.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 8.8% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.7% | 15.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
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 11.7% in 2025, 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 16.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Samoa ranks 119th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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