Thailand: Taxes on goods and services

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 Thailand

Taxes on goods and services, percent of total revenue

 Latest value 42.26
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1972 - 2023
 Average 43.69
 Min - Max 36.86 - 50.19
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 42.26 percent, a decline from 43.84 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 32.78 percent, based on data from 88 countries. Historically, the average for Thailand from 1972 to 2023 is 43.69 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 or world map 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 - 1972-2023




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 16.69 2024 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 87.86 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -2.80 2023 percent
 Government debt 63.76 2024 percent
 Government expenditure 769.27 Q2/2025 billion
 Tax revenue 15.42 2023 percent
 Commercial tax rate 29.50 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 229 2019 hours
 Taxes on goods and services 42.26 2023 percent
 Taxes on international trade 3.24 2023 percent
 Income and profits taxes 31.31 2023 percent
 Foreign aid 554.00 2022 million U.S. dollars
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