Thailand: Taxes on goods and services

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 Thailand

Taxes on goods and services, percent of total revenue

 Latest value 42.86
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1972 - 2021
 Average 43.34
 Min - Max 36.86 - 50.19
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 42.86 percent, an increase from 41.25 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 33.72 percent, based on data from 104 countries. Historically, the average for Thailand from 1972 to 2021 is 43.34 percent. The minimum value, 36.86 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 50.19 percent was recorded in 1983. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Thailand - Taxes on goods and services - historical chart - 1972-2021




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.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Government spending, percent of GDP 17.73 2022 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 85.71 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -2.80 2023 percent
 Government debt 61.34 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 795.36 Q3/2023 billion
 Tax revenue 14.32 2021 percent
 Commercial tax rate 29.50 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 229 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 21 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 42.86 2021 percent
 Taxes on international trade 3.11 2021 percent
 Income and profits taxes 30.91 2021 percent
 Foreign aid 131.44 2021 million U.S. dollars
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