Vanuatu: Taxes on goods and services
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| Vanuatu |
Taxes on goods and services, percent of total revenue |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 28.02 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2021 |
| Average | 40.64 |
| Min - Max | 25.86 - 62.18 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2021 is 28.02 percent, a decline from 28.06 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 38.96 percent, based on data from 119 countries. Historically, the average for Vanuatu from 1990 to 2021 is 40.64 percent. The minimum value, 25.86 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 62.18 percent was recorded in 2013.
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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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|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 20.57 | 2019 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 0.19 | 2019 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -1.61 | 2021 | percent |
| Government debt | 44.45 | 2022 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 15.88 | 2021 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 8.50 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 120 | 2019 | hours |
| Number of taxes | 31 | 2019 | taxes |
| Taxes on goods and services | 28.02 | 2021 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 7.07 | 2021 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 0.23 | 2021 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 125.06 | 2022 | million U.S. dollars |