economic2024

Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
30.5%
Median: 31.0%
Countries Covered
161
with available data
Highest
Macao
76.2%
Lowest
Kuwait
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Macao76.2%
2Sudan59.8%
3Bahamas58.7%
4Lao People's Democratic Republic53.9%
5Mauritius53.3%
By Region
Other32.4%(88 countries)
Europe30.2%(32 countries)
Africa29.7%(7 countries)
South America29.4%(7 countries)
Asia25.3%(21 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (76.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.5%)

Other (88)
Europe (32)
Africa (7)
South America (7)
Asia (21)
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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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
1Macao76.2%
2Sudan59.8%
3Bahamas58.7%
4Lao People's Democratic Republic53.9%
5Mauritius53.3%
6Guatemala51.9%
7Bolivia49.3%
8Lebanon48.4%
9Armenia48.2%
10Belize48.1%
11Dominican Republic47.9%
12Nicaragua47.5%
13Croatia47.1%
14Chile47.0%
15Burundi46.4%
16Sri Lanka46.1%
17Barbados45.9%
18Jamaica45.8%
19Samoa45.1%
20Jordan44.6%
21Albania44.5%
22Georgia44.5%
23Fiji44.4%
24Moldova, Republic of44.4%
25Uganda44.0%
26Saint Vincent and the Grenadines43.5%
27Honduras43.4%
28Cameroon43.3%
29Bangladesh43.2%
30Bosnia and Herzegovina42.7%
31Burkina Faso42.3%
32Maldives42.3%
33Cambodia42.2%
34Morocco42.2%
35Thailand41.7%
36Bulgaria41.5%
37Togo41.4%
38Zimbabwe41.2%
39Madagascar41.2%
40Serbia40.9%
41Senegal40.5%
42Kyrgyzstan39.6%
43Mali39.3%
44Vanuatu39.0%
45Latvia38.9%
46The Republic of North Macedonia38.3%
47Nepal38.0%
48United Republic of Tanzania37.5%
49Hungary37.1%
50El Salvador37.0%
51Peru36.3%
52Cape Verde36.2%
53Paraguay36.1%
54Seychelles36.0%
55Cote d'Ivoire35.6%
56Tajikistan35.3%
57Iceland35.2%
58Poland35.1%
59Türkiye35.0%
60Saint Lucia34.8%
61Sweden34.7%
62Estonia34.4%
63Kenya33.5%
64Greece33.3%
65Lesotho32.7%
66Romania32.7%
67India32.6%
68Panama32.6%
69Ghana32.6%
70Ethiopia32.1%
71South Africa32.1%
72Israel31.9%
73Zambia31.8%
74Argentina31.8%
75Mexico31.7%
76Uzbekistan31.7%
77Finland31.5%
78Denmark31.4%
79Portugal31.1%
80United Kingdom31.1%
81Lithuania31.0%
82Mozambique30.5%
83Tunisia30.5%
84Malawi30.5%
85Indonesia30.2%
86Central African Republic30.1%
87Kazakhstan30.0%
88Tonga30.0%
89Switzerland29.5%
90Slovenia29.2%
91Cyprus29.1%
92Malta28.3%
93Slovakia28.3%
94Republic of The Gambia28.3%
95People's Republic of China28.3%
96Belarus28.0%
97Czech Republic27.9%
98Solomon Islands26.4%
99New Zealand26.4%
100Netherlands26.3%
101Ukraine26.2%
102Egypt26.1%
103Mongolia25.9%
104Rwanda25.9%
105Guinea-Bissau25.8%
106Eswatini25.8%
107Costa Rica25.6%
108Papua New Guinea25.5%
109Namibia25.4%
110Philippines25.3%
111Luxembourg25.3%
112Austria25.0%
113Spain25.0%
114Uruguay24.7%
115Myanmar24.4%
116Colombia24.3%
117Belgium23.9%
118Russian Federation23.8%
119Italy23.7%
120Saudi Arabia22.9%
121Ireland22.9%
122Andorra22.8%
123Malaysia22.6%
124Azerbaijan21.7%
125Singapore21.5%
126Ecuador21.1%
127Saint Kitts and Nevis21.0%
128Niger20.9%
129Trinidad and Tobago20.8%
130Guinea20.5%
131Brazil20.3%
132Germany20.0%
133Democratic Republic of the Congo19.5%
134France18.9%
135San Marino18.8%
136Norway18.5%
137Bhutan17.9%
138Australia17.8%
139United Arab Emirates17.3%
140South Korea17.0%
141Botswana14.5%
142Japan14.5%
143Palau14.2%
144Gabon14.0%
145Bahrain13.9%
146Canada13.8%
147Republic of the Congo13.8%
148Kiribati11.8%
149Angola9.4%
150Afghanistan8.6%
151Benin8.5%
152Marshall Islands8.4%
153Somalia5.8%
154Timor-Leste5.4%
155Equatorial Guinea4.0%
156Islamic Republic of Iran3.5%
157Micronesia, Federated States of3.4%
158Nauru2.7%
159United States of America2.1%
160Iraq0.4%
161Kuwait0.0%
Showing 161 of 161 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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