Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Samoa

Budget balance in Samoa in 2031 — -1.5%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 188. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 8.4 pp.

2031 -1.5% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 67of 188
Period maximum 9.3%2024
Period minimum -13.2%1993

Trend over time

1992–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Samoa, 1992–2031-20-10010199219962000200420082012201620202024202820311992: -9.9%1993: -13.2%1994: -9.5%1995: -5.8%1996: 1.2%1997: 1.9%1998: 1.6%1999: 0.3%2000: -0.6%2001: -2%2002: -1.8%2003: -0.5%2004: -0.7%2005: 0.2%2006: -0.4%2007: 0.5%2008: -0.4%2009: -3%2010: -5.5%2011: -5.2%2012: -7.4%2013: -3.8%2014: -5.4%2015: -3.8%2016: -0.3%2017: -2%2018: 0.1%2019: 1.5%2020: 5.4%2021: 1.7%2022: 5%2023: 2.7%2024: 9.3%2025: 4.7%2026: 0.6%2027: -0.4%2028: -1.3%2029: -1.5%2030: -1.5%2031: -1.5%
Change over the period: +8.4 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa

Samoa -1.5%
World computed -4.85%
East Asia & Pacific computed -5.66%
Budget balance — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -1.5 +0 pp
2030 -1.5 +0 pp
2029 -1.5 −0.2 pp
2028 -1.3 −0.9 pp
2027 -0.4 −1 pp
2026 0.6 −4.1 pp
2025 4.7 −4.6 pp
2024 9.3 +6.6 pp
2023 2.7 −2.3 pp
2022 5 +3.3 pp
2021 1.7 −3.7 pp
2020 5.4 +3.9 pp
2019 1.5 +1.4 pp
2018 0.1 +2.1 pp
2017 -2 −1.7 pp
2016 -0.3 +3.5 pp
2015 -3.8 +1.6 pp
2014 -5.4 −1.6 pp
2013 -3.8 +3.6 pp
2012 -7.4 −2.2 pp
2011 -5.2 +0.3 pp
2010 -5.5 −2.5 pp
2009 -3 −2.6 pp
2008 -0.4 −0.9 pp
2007 0.5 +0.9 pp
2006 -0.4 −0.6 pp
2005 0.2 +0.9 pp
2004 -0.7 −0.2 pp
2003 -0.5 +1.3 pp
2002 -1.8 +0.2 pp
2001 -2 −1.4 pp
2000 -0.6 −0.9 pp
1999 0.3 −1.3 pp
1998 1.6 −0.3 pp
1997 1.9 +0.7 pp
1996 1.2 +7 pp
1995 -5.8 +3.7 pp
1994 -9.5 +3.7 pp
1993 -13.2 −3.3 pp
1992 -9.9

Polynesia, 2031

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About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.