Taxes on goods and services - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Taxes on goods and services, percent of total revenue, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 123 countries was 33.55 percent. The highest value was in Macao: 63.13 percent and the lowest value was in the USA: 2.05 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Taxes on goods and services, 2021 Global rank Available data
Macao 63.13 1 1996 - 2023
Bahamas 61.14 2 1992 - 2023
Mauritius 54.12 3 1973 - 2023
Guatemala 52.65 4 1990 - 2023
Armenia 52.48 5 2004 - 2023
Georgia 52.07 6 1995 - 2023
Madagascar 51.67 7 1990 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 51.01 8 1972 - 2023
Jordan 49.69 9 1990 - 2023
Laos 49.36 10 2008 - 2022
Moldova 48.2 11 1996 - 2023
Togo 47.99 12 2004 - 2023
Croatia 47.4 13 1991 - 2023
Nicaragua 47.13 14 1990 - 2023
Chile 46.63 15 1973 - 2023
Burundi 46.42 16 1991 - 2021
Cambodia 46.01 17 2002 - 2023
Albania 45.59 18 1995 - 2023
Thailand 45.12 19 1972 - 2023
Morocco 45.09 20 1990 - 2023
Sri Lanka 43.93 21 1990 - 2023
Ukraine 43.35 22 1999 - 2023
Cameroon 43.29 23 1990 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 43.26 24 2005 - 2023
Bangladesh 43.22 25 2001 - 2021
Latvia 42.85 26 1994 - 2023
Senegal 42.6 27 2015 - 2023
Uganda 42.49 28 2015 - 2023
Bulgaria 42.35 29 1990 - 2023
Maldives 42.27 30 1979 - 2021
Palestine 41.17 31 2005 - 2021
Ivory Coast 40.7 32 1995 - 2023
Samoa 40.46 33 2012 - 2023
North Macedonia 40.14 34 2005 - 2023
Serbia 39.84 35 2007 - 2022
Nepal 39.27 36 1990 - 2021
Burkina Faso 39.23 37 2002 - 2023
Hungary 39.1 38 1981 - 2022
Iceland 38.81 39 1972 - 2023
Tajikistan 38.52 40 1998 - 2023
Finland 38.09 41 1972 - 2023
Tanzania 37.82 42 2009 - 2024
Paraguay 37.55 43 2005 - 2023
Poland 37.38 44 1984 - 2023
Sweden 37.28 45 1972 - 2022
El Salvador 37.22 46 1998 - 2023
Malawi 37.17 47 2009 - 2022
Peru 36.33 48 1972 - 2021
Kenya 35.87 49 2014 - 2023
Estonia 35.79 50 1991 - 2023
Uzbekistan 35.71 51 2011 - 2023
Mozambique 35.57 52 2010 - 2022
Ghana 35.28 53 1990 - 2022
Turkey 35.23 54 1972 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 35.11 55 2014 - 2023
Lebanon 34.9 56 2000 - 2021
Lithuania 33.97 57 1991 - 2023
Fiji 33.75 58 1990 - 2023
Tonga 33.56 59 2013 - 2023
Romania 33.52 60 1990 - 2022
Panama 33.26 61 2014 - 2021
Israel 33.17 62 1972 - 2023
South Africa 32.9 63 1972 - 2022
Greece 32.73 64 1972 - 2023
UK 32.66 65 1972 - 2023
Denmark 32.62 66 1972 - 2023
Mexico 31.54 67 1972 - 2023
Slovenia 31.47 68 1992 - 2023
China 31.23 69 2005 - 2023
Portugal 31.06 70 1975 - 2023
Uruguay 30.96 71 1972 - 2023
Mongolia 30.94 72 1992 - 2021
Slovakia 30.59 73 1995 - 2022
Belarus 30.58 74 1992 - 2023
Malta 30.51 75 1972 - 2023
New Zealand 30.3 76 1972 - 2022
C.A. Republic 30.15 77 2004 - 2021
Cyprus 30.1 78 1972 - 2023
Lesotho 29.82 79 1984 - 2022
Papua N.G. 29.53 80 1990 - 2023
Argentina 28.72 81 1990 - 2023
Ireland 28.57 82 1972 - 2022
Netherlands 28.41 83 1973 - 2023
Luxembourg 28.35 84 1972 - 2023
Philippines 28.34 85 1990 - 2023
Vanuatu 28.02 86 1990 - 2023
Switzerland 27.56 87 1972 - 2023
G.-Bissau 27.05 88 2017 - 2023
Belgium 27 89 1995 - 2022
DR Congo 26.99 90 1990 - 2022
Kazakhstan 26.76 91 1997 - 2023
Ethiopia 26.54 92 1990 - 2023
Czechia 26.5 93 1993 - 2022
Rwanda 26.34 94 1990 - 2023
Austria 26.3 95 1972 - 2023
Spain 26.27 96 1972 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 26.04 97 2010 - 2023
Swaziland 25.78 98 2000 - 2021
Costa Rica 25.44 99 1972 - 2023
Russia 25.33 100 1999 - 2023
Colombia 25.23 101 1998 - 2023
Namibia 24.45 102 1990 - 2023
Italy 23.88 103 1973 - 2023
Zambia 22.64 104 1990 - 2021
Norway 22.48 105 1972 - 2023
Ecuador 22.3 106 2013 - 2022
Brazil 21.86 107 2010 - 2023
Singapore 20.82 108 1972 - 2023
France 20.78 109 1972 - 2023
Germany 20.44 110 1972 - 2022
San Marino 20.1 111 1995 - 2023
Australia 20.04 112 1972 - 2022
Malaysia 19.35 113 1996 - 2023
Azerbaijan 18.99 114 1994 - 2022
South Korea 18.68 115 1972 - 2023
Botswana 16.92 116 1990 - 2024
Kiribati 14.77 117 2011 - 2023
Gabon 13.95 118 2012 - 2021
R. of Congo 13.8 119 2001 - 2021
Canada 13.42 120 1995 - 2023
UA Emirates 10.52 121 1997 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 5.97 122 2006 - 2022
USA 2.05 123 1972 - 2023


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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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1. Macao
2. Bahamas
3. Mauritius
4. Guatemala
5. Armenia
6. Georgia
7. Madagascar
8. Domin. Rep.
9. Jordan
10. Laos
11. Moldova
12. Togo
13. Croatia
14. Nicaragua
15. Chile
16. Burundi
17. Cambodia
18. Albania
19. Thailand
20. Morocco
21. Sri Lanka
22. Ukraine
23. Cameroon
24. Bosnia & Herz.
25. Bangladesh
26. Latvia
27. Senegal
28. Uganda
29. Bulgaria
30. Maldives
31. Palestine
32. Ivory Coast
33. Samoa
34. North Macedonia
35. Serbia
36. Nepal
37. Burkina Faso
38. Hungary
39. Iceland
40. Tajikistan
41. Finland
42. Tanzania
43. Paraguay
44. Poland
45. Sweden
46. El Salvador
47. Malawi
48. Peru
49. Kenya
50. Estonia
51. Uzbekistan
52. Mozambique
53. Ghana
54. Turkey
55. Kyrgyzstan
56. Lebanon
57. Lithuania
58. Fiji
59. Tonga
60. Romania
61. Panama
62. Israel
63. South Africa
64. Greece
65. UK
66. Denmark
67. Mexico
68. Slovenia
69. China
70. Portugal
71. Uruguay
72. Mongolia
73. Slovakia
74. Belarus
75. Malta
76. New Zealand
77. C.A. Republic
78. Cyprus
79. Lesotho
80. Papua N.G.
81. Argentina
82. Ireland
83. Netherlands
84. Luxembourg
85. Philippines
86. Vanuatu
87. Switzerland
88. G.-Bissau
89. Belgium
90. DR Congo
91. Kazakhstan
92. Ethiopia
93. Czechia
94. Rwanda
95. Austria
96. Spain
97. Saudi Arabia
98. Swaziland
99. Costa Rica
100. Russia
101. Colombia
102. Namibia
103. Italy
104. Zambia
105. Norway
106. Ecuador
107. Brazil
108. Singapore
109. France
110. Germany
111. San Marino
112. Australia
113. Malaysia
114. Azerbaijan
115. South Korea
116. Botswana
117. Kiribati
118. Gabon
119. R. of Congo
120. Canada
121. UA Emirates
122. Eq. Guinea
123. USA
63.13
61.14
54.12
52.65
52.48
52.07
51.67
51.01
49.69
49.36
48.20
47.99
47.40
47.13
46.63
46.42
46.01
45.59
45.12
45.09
43.93
43.35
43.29
43.26
43.22
42.85
42.60
42.49
42.35
42.27
41.17
40.70
40.46
40.14
39.84
39.27
39.23
39.10
38.81
38.52
38.09
37.82
37.55
37.38
37.28
37.22
37.17
36.33
35.87
35.79
35.71
35.57
35.28
35.23
35.11
34.90
33.97
33.75
33.56
33.52
33.26
33.17
32.90
32.73
32.66
32.62
31.54
31.47
31.23
31.06
30.96
30.94
30.59
30.58
30.51
30.30
30.15
30.10
29.82
29.53
28.72
28.57
28.41
28.35
28.34
28.02
27.56
27.05
27.00
26.99
26.76
26.54
26.50
26.34
26.30
26.27
26.04
25.78
25.44
25.33
25.23
24.45
23.88
22.64
22.48
22.30
21.86
20.82
20.78
20.44
20.10
20.04
19.35
18.99
18.68
16.92
14.77
13.95
13.80
13.42
10.52
5.97
2.05
0
15.8
31.6
47.3
63.13


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