Zimbabwe: Taxes on goods and services

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 Zimbabwe

Taxes on goods and services, percent of total revenue

 Latest value 41.23
 Year 2018
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2009 - 2018
 Average 38.85
 Min - Max 28.96 - 47.06
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2018 is 41.23 percent, a decline from 47.06 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 33.29 percent, based on data from 128 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2018 is 38.85 percent. The minimum value, 28.96 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 47.06 percent was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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 16.70 2022 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 4.57 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -2.00 2023 percent
 Government debt 90.23 2023 percent
 Tax revenue 7.21 2018 percent
 Commercial tax rate 31.60 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 242 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 51 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 41.23 2018 percent
 Taxes on international trade 7.66 2018 percent
 Income and profits taxes 33.32 2018 percent
 Foreign aid 974.39 2021 million U.S. dollars
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