economic2023

Taxes on goods and services

Name: Taxes on goods and services
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: economic, % of gdp, taxes, goods, and, services

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•188 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

8.0% of GDP

Median: 7.6% of GDP

Countries Covered

188

with available data

Highest

Croatia

19.3% of GDP

Lowest

Kuwait

0.0% of GDP

Top 5 Countries

1Croatia19.3% of GDP

2Montenegro18.5% of GDP

3Macao18.1% of GDP

4Samoa17.6% of GDP

5Bosnia and Herzegovina17.3% of GDP

By Region

Europe12.0% of GDP(32 countries)

South America10.7% of GDP(6 countries)

Oceania9.5% of GDP(2 countries)

Other7.6% of GDP(112 countries)

North America6.0% of GDP(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of GDP)High (19.3% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.0% of GDP)

Europe (32)

South America (6)

Oceania (2)

Other (112)

North America (4)

Africa (9)

Asia (23)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Croatia	19.3% of GDP
2	Montenegro	18.5% of GDP
3	Macao	18.1% of GDP
4	Samoa	17.6% of GDP
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	17.3% of GDP
6	Serbia	17.2% of GDP
7	Seychelles	16.0% of GDP
8	Greece	15.8% of GDP
9	Hungary	15.7% of GDP
10	Tonga	15.6% of GDP
11	Jamaica	15.6% of GDP
12	Lesotho	15.1% of GDP
13	Maldives	15.0% of GDP
14	Kyrgyzstan	14.8% of GDP
15	Bulgaria	14.5% of GDP
16	Argentina	14.4% of GDP
17	Moldova, Republic of	14.2% of GDP
18	Portugal	14.0% of GDP
19	Vanuatu	13.9% of GDP
20	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	13.7% of GDP
21	Brazil	13.6% of GDP
22	Malta	13.6% of GDP
23	Albania	13.5% of GDP
24	Finland	13.4% of GDP
25	Latvia	13.3% of GDP
26	Cyprus	13.2% of GDP
27	Dominica	13.2% of GDP
28	Estonia	13.1% of GDP
29	Georgia	13.0% of GDP
30	The Republic of North Macedonia	12.8% of GDP
31	Mauritius	12.8% of GDP
32	Slovenia	12.7% of GDP
33	Italy	12.4% of GDP
34	Belize	12.4% of GDP
35	Denmark	12.4% of GDP
36	Armenia	12.3% of GDP
37	Slovakia	12.2% of GDP
38	Ukraine	12.1% of GDP
39	Tunisia	11.9% of GDP
40	France	11.9% of GDP
41	Sweden	11.8% of GDP
42	Bolivia	11.7% of GDP
43	Austria	11.7% of GDP
44	Belarus	11.6% of GDP
45	Bahamas	11.4% of GDP
46	Iceland	11.3% of GDP
47	New Zealand	11.3% of GDP
48	Jordan	11.3% of GDP
49	Netherlands	11.2% of GDP
50	Morocco	11.2% of GDP
51	Barbados	11.2% of GDP
52	Nicaragua	11.2% of GDP
53	Lithuania	11.1% of GDP
54	Belgium	11.0% of GDP
55	Poland	11.0% of GDP
56	Kiribati	11.0% of GDP
57	United Kingdom	10.9% of GDP
58	Fiji	10.8% of GDP
59	El Salvador	10.7% of GDP
60	Antigua and Barbuda	10.6% of GDP
61	Türkiye	10.6% of GDP
62	Chile	10.5% of GDP
63	Romania	10.4% of GDP
64	Burundi	10.4% of GDP
65	Spain	10.3% of GDP
66	Czech Republic	10.2% of GDP
67	Senegal	10.2% of GDP
68	Honduras	10.1% of GDP
69	Germany	10.1% of GDP
70	Grenada	10.0% of GDP
71	Israel	10.0% of GDP
72	South Africa	9.9% of GDP
73	Cape Verde	9.9% of GDP
74	Burkina Faso	9.8% of GDP
75	India	9.8% of GDP
76	Norway	9.7% of GDP
77	Uruguay	9.7% of GDP
78	Luxembourg	9.7% of GDP
79	People's Republic of China	9.5% of GDP
80	Russian Federation	9.0% of GDP
81	Thailand	8.9% of GDP
82	Tajikistan	8.8% of GDP
83	Nepal	8.7% of GDP
84	Peru	8.4% of GDP
85	Venezuela	8.4% of GDP
86	Togo	8.2% of GDP
87	Dominican Republic	8.1% of GDP
88	Costa Rica	8.1% of GDP
89	San Marino	8.0% of GDP
90	Saint Kitts and Nevis	7.9% of GDP
91	Ecuador	7.9% of GDP
92	Azerbaijan	7.8% of GDP
93	Australia	7.7% of GDP
94	Canada	7.6% of GDP
95	Namibia	7.6% of GDP
96	Uzbekistan	7.5% of GDP
97	South Korea	7.3% of GDP
98	Zambia	7.2% of GDP
99	Kenya	7.0% of GDP
100	Cameroon	7.0% of GDP
101	Palau	7.0% of GDP
102	Japan	6.9% of GDP
103	Mozambique	6.8% of GDP
104	Djibouti	6.8% of GDP
105	Mongolia	6.7% of GDP
106	Guatemala	6.6% of GDP
107	Eswatini	6.5% of GDP
108	Paraguay	6.4% of GDP
109	Uganda	6.4% of GDP
110	Anguilla	6.3% of GDP
111	Rwanda	6.3% of GDP
112	Malawi	6.1% of GDP
113	Cambodia	6.1% of GDP
114	Ghana	6.1% of GDP
115	Ireland	6.0% of GDP
116	Mali	6.0% of GDP
117	Guinea	5.9% of GDP
118	Marshall Islands	5.9% of GDP
119	Madagascar	5.8% of GDP
120	Mexico	5.8% of GDP
121	Vietnam	5.7% of GDP
122	Benin	5.7% of GDP
123	Lao People's Democratic Republic	5.6% of GDP
124	Pakistan	5.6% of GDP
125	Saudi Arabia	5.6% of GDP
126	Egypt	5.6% of GDP
127	Switzerland	5.5% of GDP
128	Liechtenstein	5.4% of GDP
129	Botswana	5.3% of GDP
130	Zimbabwe	5.2% of GDP
131	Kazakhstan	4.8% of GDP
132	Solomon Islands	4.8% of GDP
133	Bhutan	4.7% of GDP
134	United Republic of Tanzania	4.7% of GDP
135	Papua New Guinea	4.7% of GDP
136	Mauritania	4.7% of GDP
137	Trinidad and Tobago	4.7% of GDP
138	Eritrea	4.7% of GDP
139	Algeria	4.5% of GDP
140	Saint Lucia	4.4% of GDP
141	Sri Lanka	4.2% of GDP
142	Republic of The Gambia	4.2% of GDP
143	Bangladesh	4.2% of GDP
144	Turkmenistan	4.0% of GDP
145	United States of America	3.9% of GDP
146	Timor-Leste	3.9% of GDP
147	Myanmar	3.9% of GDP
148	Philippines	3.8% of GDP
149	Singapore	3.7% of GDP
150	Suriname	3.7% of GDP
151	Guinea-Bissau	3.6% of GDP
152	Cote d'Ivoire	3.6% of GDP
153	Malaysia	3.4% of GDP
154	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.4% of GDP
155	Indonesia	3.4% of GDP
156	Sao Tome and Principe	3.3% of GDP
157	Hong Kong	3.3% of GDP
158	Central African Republic	3.2% of GDP
159	State of Palestine	3.2% of GDP
160	Tuvalu	3.0% of GDP
161	Niger	3.0% of GDP
162	Guyana	2.9% of GDP
163	Republic of the Congo	2.9% of GDP
164	Panama	2.8% of GDP
165	Gabon	2.7% of GDP
166	Syrian Arab Republic	2.6% of GDP
167	Aruba	2.6% of GDP
168	Haiti	2.5% of GDP
169	Yemen	2.5% of GDP
170	Lebanon	2.5% of GDP
171	Islamic Republic of Iran	2.3% of GDP
172	Bahrain	2.1% of GDP
173	Sudan	2.1% of GDP
174	Nauru	2.1% of GDP
175	Afghanistan	2.0% of GDP
176	Sierra Leone	2.0% of GDP
177	Comoros	1.9% of GDP
178	Cuba	1.9% of GDP
179	Ethiopia	1.8% of GDP
180	Chad	1.6% of GDP
181	Liberia	1.5% of GDP
182	Nigeria	1.4% of GDP
183	Angola	1.2% of GDP
184	Equatorial Guinea	1.0% of GDP
185	Somalia	0.4% of GDP
186	Oman	0.3% of GDP
187	Brunei Darussalam	0.1% of GDP
188	Kuwait	0.0% of GDP

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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