Samoa — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Quarterly · Q1 1970–Q4 2025 · 53 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 23% of GDP in Q4 2025. The previous reading was 13.4% of GDP in Q3 2025; the period change was +9.59 percentage points. The year-earlier reading was 19.5% of GDP in Q4 2024; the year-on-year change was +3.46 percentage points.
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Latest observations
Q2 2023–Q4 2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 23 % of GDP |
| Q3 2025 | 13.4 % of GDP |
| Q2 2025 | 26.7 % of GDP |
| Q1 2025 | 25.2 % of GDP |
| Q4 2024 | 19.5 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to Q2 2023
| Q3 2024 | 21.9 % of GDP |
| Q2 2024 | 28.2 % of GDP |
| Q1 2024 | 26.4 % of GDP |
| Q4 2023 | 22.6 % of GDP |
| Q3 2023 | 21.4 % of GDP |
| Q2 2023 | 25.9 % of GDP |