Samoa — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Quarterly · Q1 1970–Q1 2026 · 54 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government expenditure reading for Samoa was 25.9% of GDP in Q1 2026. The previous reading was 13.1% of GDP in Q4 2025; the period change was +12.8 percentage points. The year-earlier reading was 21.3% of GDP in Q1 2025; the year-on-year change was +4.67 percentage points.
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Latest observations
Q3 2023–Q1 2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 25.9 % of GDP |
| Q4 2025 | 13.1 % of GDP |
| Q3 2025 | 25.6 % of GDP |
| Q2 2025 | 25 % of GDP |
| Q1 2025 | 21.3 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to Q3 2023
| Q4 2024 | 21 % of GDP |
| Q3 2024 | 25.3 % of GDP |
| Q2 2024 | 26.2 % of GDP |
| Q1 2024 | 23.1 % of GDP |
| Q4 2023 | 21.3 % of GDP |
| Q3 2023 | 23.7 % of GDP |