economic2026
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
31.0%
Median: 31.4%
Countries Covered
139
with available data
Highest
Macao
76.2%
Lowest
United States of America
2.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Macao76.2%
2Bahamas58.7%
3Lao People's Democratic Republic53.9%
4Mauritius53.3%
5Guatemala51.9%
By Region
Other32.1%(73 countries)
Asia31.5%(15 countries)
Africa30.3%(6 countries)
Europe30.2%(32 countries)
South America29.4%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.1%)High (76.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 31.0%)
Other (73)
Asia (15)
Africa (6)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 76.2% |
| 2 | Bahamas | 58.7% |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 53.9% |
| 4 | Mauritius | 53.3% |
| 5 | Guatemala | 51.9% |
| 6 | Lebanon | 48.4% |
| 7 | Armenia | 48.2% |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 47.9% |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 47.5% |
| 10 | Croatia | 47.1% |
| 11 | Chile | 47.0% |
| 12 | Burundi | 46.4% |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 46.1% |
| 14 | Jamaica | 45.8% |
| 15 | Samoa | 45.1% |
| 16 | Jordan | 44.6% |
| 17 | Albania | 44.5% |
| 18 | Georgia | 44.5% |
| 19 | Fiji | 44.4% |
| 20 | Moldova, Republic of | 44.4% |
| 21 | Uganda | 44.0% |
| 22 | Honduras | 43.4% |
| 23 | Cameroon | 43.3% |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 43.2% |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.7% |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 42.3% |
| 27 | Maldives | 42.3% |
| 28 | Cambodia | 42.2% |
| 29 | Morocco | 42.2% |
| 30 | Thailand | 41.7% |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 41.5% |
| 32 | Togo | 41.4% |
| 33 | Madagascar | 41.2% |
| 34 | Serbia | 40.9% |
| 35 | Senegal | 40.5% |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.6% |
| 37 | Mali | 39.3% |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 39.0% |
| 39 | Latvia | 38.9% |
| 40 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 38.3% |
| 41 | Nepal | 38.0% |
| 42 | United Republic of Tanzania | 37.5% |
| 43 | Hungary | 37.1% |
| 44 | El Salvador | 37.0% |
| 45 | Peru | 36.3% |
| 46 | Cape Verde | 36.2% |
| 47 | Paraguay | 36.1% |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.6% |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 35.3% |
| 50 | Iceland | 35.2% |
| 51 | Poland | 35.1% |
| 52 | Türkiye | 35.0% |
| 53 | Sweden | 34.7% |
| 54 | Estonia | 34.4% |
| 55 | Kenya | 33.5% |
| 56 | Greece | 33.3% |
| 57 | Lesotho | 32.7% |
| 58 | Romania | 32.7% |
| 59 | India | 32.6% |
| 60 | Panama | 32.6% |
| 61 | Ghana | 32.6% |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 32.1% |
| 63 | South Africa | 32.1% |
| 64 | Israel | 31.9% |
| 65 | Zambia | 31.8% |
| 66 | Argentina | 31.8% |
| 67 | Mexico | 31.7% |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 31.7% |
| 69 | Finland | 31.5% |
| 70 | Denmark | 31.4% |
| 71 | Portugal | 31.1% |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 31.1% |
| 73 | Lithuania | 31.0% |
| 74 | Mozambique | 30.5% |
| 75 | Malawi | 30.5% |
| 76 | Central African Republic | 30.1% |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 30.0% |
| 78 | Tonga | 30.0% |
| 79 | Switzerland | 29.5% |
| 80 | Slovenia | 29.2% |
| 81 | Cyprus | 29.1% |
| 82 | Malta | 28.3% |
| 83 | Slovakia | 28.3% |
| 84 | People's Republic of China | 28.3% |
| 85 | Belarus | 28.0% |
| 86 | Czech Republic | 27.9% |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 26.4% |
| 88 | New Zealand | 26.4% |
| 89 | Netherlands | 26.3% |
| 90 | Ukraine | 26.2% |
| 91 | Mongolia | 25.9% |
| 92 | Rwanda | 25.9% |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.8% |
| 94 | Eswatini | 25.8% |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 25.6% |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 25.5% |
| 97 | Namibia | 25.4% |
| 98 | Philippines | 25.3% |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 25.3% |
| 100 | Austria | 25.0% |
| 101 | Spain | 25.0% |
| 102 | Uruguay | 24.7% |
| 103 | Colombia | 24.3% |
| 104 | Belgium | 23.9% |
| 105 | Russian Federation | 23.8% |
| 106 | Italy | 23.7% |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 22.9% |
| 108 | Ireland | 22.9% |
| 109 | Andorra | 22.8% |
| 110 | Malaysia | 22.6% |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 21.7% |
| 112 | Singapore | 21.5% |
| 113 | Ecuador | 21.1% |
| 114 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.0% |
| 115 | Brazil | 20.3% |
| 116 | Germany | 20.0% |
| 117 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19.5% |
| 118 | France | 18.9% |
| 119 | San Marino | 18.8% |
| 120 | Norway | 18.5% |
| 121 | Bhutan | 17.9% |
| 122 | Australia | 17.8% |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 17.3% |
| 124 | South Korea | 17.0% |
| 125 | Botswana | 14.5% |
| 126 | Palau | 14.2% |
| 127 | Gabon | 14.0% |
| 128 | Bahrain | 13.9% |
| 129 | Canada | 13.8% |
| 130 | Republic of the Congo | 13.8% |
| 131 | Kiribati | 11.8% |
| 132 | Angola | 9.4% |
| 133 | Marshall Islands | 8.4% |
| 134 | Somalia | 5.8% |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 5.4% |
| 136 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.0% |
| 137 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.4% |
| 138 | Nauru | 2.7% |
| 139 | United States of America | 2.1% |
Showing 139 of 139 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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