Maldives: Taxes on goods and services

The latest value from 2021 is 42.27 percent, an increase from 32.9 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 33.55 percent, based on data from 123 countries. Historically, the average for the Maldives from 1979 to 2021 is 17.5 percent. The minimum value, 5.02 percent, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 42.27 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.