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 119 countries was 38.96 percent. The highest value was in Macao: 70.38 percent and the lowest value was in the USA: 3.11 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2022. 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 70.38 1 1996 - 2022
Moldova 69.9 2 2002 - 2022
Albania 67.64 3 1998 - 2021
Latvia 62.07 4 1995 - 2022
Croatia 62.01 5 1995 - 2022
Bahamas 61.14 6 1992 - 2022
Serbia 60.48 7 2007 - 2022
Finland 59.82 8 1995 - 2022
North Macedonia 59.1 9 2005 - 2021
Bulgaria 56.18 10 1990 - 2022
Mauritius 55.86 11 2002 - 2022
Poland 55.66 12 1995 - 2022
Ukraine 55.25 13 1999 - 2022
China 55.05 14 2005 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 52.88 15 2005 - 2022
Guatemala 52.65 16 1990 - 2022
Armenia 52.48 17 2004 - 2022
Georgia 52.07 18 1995 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 52.03 19 2003 - 2022
Madagascar 51.67 20 1990 - 2022
Slovenia 49.94 21 1995 - 2022
Belarus 49.76 22 1992 - 2022
Laos 49.36 23 2008 - 2022
Hungary 48.26 24 1995 - 2022
Togo 47.99 25 2004 - 2022
Nicaragua 47.13 26 1990 - 2022
Paraguay 46.98 27 2005 - 2022
Germany 46.94 28 1991 - 2022
Romania 46.76 29 1995 - 2022
Chile 46.63 30 1972 - 2022
Slovakia 46.46 31 1995 - 2022
Burundi 46.42 32 1991 - 2021
Tajikistan 46.24 33 1998 - 2022
Cambodia 46.01 34 2002 - 2021
Uzbekistan 45.9 35 2011 - 2021
Turkey 45.67 36 2008 - 2022
Thailand 45.32 37 2002 - 2022
Lithuania 45.16 38 1995 - 2022
Morocco 45.09 39 1990 - 2022
Senegal 44.69 40 2015 - 2022
Spain 44.6 41 1995 - 2022
Greece 44.52 42 1995 - 2022
Costa Rica 44.41 43 2004 - 2022
Switzerland 44.33 44 1990 - 2022
El Salvador 44.15 45 2002 - 2021
Sri Lanka 43.93 46 1990 - 2022
Cameroon 43.29 47 1990 - 2021
Bangladesh 43.22 48 2001 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 42.65 49 2013 - 2022
Uganda 42.49 50 2015 - 2022
Peru 42.31 51 1995 - 2021
Maldives 42.27 52 1979 - 2021
Cyprus 41.78 53 1995 - 2022
Samoa 41.68 54 2012 - 2021
Sweden 41.38 55 1991 - 2022
Palestine 41.17 56 2005 - 2021
Netherlands 41.16 57 1995 - 2022
Russia 40.74 58 2002 - 2022
Ivory Coast 40.7 59 1995 - 2022
Burkina Faso 40.24 60 2002 - 2022
Estonia 39.43 61 1995 - 2022
Belgium 39.37 62 1995 - 2022
Nepal 39.27 63 1990 - 2021
Portugal 39.27 64 1995 - 2022
Colombia 38.96 65 1998 - 2022
Iceland 38.85 66 1990 - 2022
Mongolia 38.61 67 1992 - 2021
Luxembourg 38.2 68 1995 - 2022
Tanzania 37.82 69 2009 - 2022
Indonesia 37.19 70 2008 - 2022
Malawi 37.17 71 2009 - 2022
Israel 36.75 72 2000 - 2022
Austria 36.39 73 1995 - 2022
Japan 36.39 74 1972 - 2022
Mexico 36.34 75 1991 - 2022
Mozambique 35.57 76 2010 - 2022
Ghana 35.28 77 1990 - 2022
Italy 34.98 78 1995 - 2022
Lebanon 34.9 79 2000 - 2021
Kenya 33.4 80 2014 - 2021
Panama 33.26 81 2014 - 2021
Fiji 32.67 82 1990 - 2021
UK 32.66 83 1972 - 2022
Ireland 32.57 84 1991 - 2022
Denmark 32.24 85 1995 - 2022
South Africa 32.23 86 1997 - 2022
Czechia 31.12 87 1995 - 2022
France 31.01 88 1995 - 2022
San Marino 30.89 89 2002 - 2022
Malta 30.4 90 1995 - 2022
C.A. Republic 30.15 91 2004 - 2021
Lesotho 29.82 92 1984 - 2022
Papua N.G. 29.53 93 1990 - 2022
Philippines 28.34 94 1990 - 2022
Ecuador 28.3 95 2013 - 2022
Vanuatu 28.02 96 1990 - 2021
DR Congo 26.99 97 1990 - 2022
Kazakhstan 26.76 98 2005 - 2021
Ethiopia 26.54 99 1990 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 26.04 100 2010 - 2022
Swaziland 25.78 101 2000 - 2021
Argentina 24.57 102 2002 - 2022
Namibia 24.45 103 1990 - 2022
Zambia 22.64 104 1990 - 2021
Norway 22.47 105 1995 - 2022
Azerbaijan 22.34 106 2008 - 2021
Singapore 20.82 107 1972 - 2022
Australia 20.04 108 1972 - 2022
Brazil 19.71 109 2010 - 2022
Malaysia 19.35 110 1996 - 2022
South Korea 18.68 111 2012 - 2022
Botswana 16.92 112 1990 - 2022
Canada 16.69 113 1995 - 2022
Kiribati 14.77 114 2010 - 2022
UA Emirates 14.13 115 2011 - 2022
Gabon 13.95 116 2012 - 2021
R. of Congo 13.8 117 2001 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 5.97 118 2006 - 2022
USA 3.11 119 1989 - 2022



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. Moldova
3. Albania
4. Latvia
5. Croatia
6. Bahamas
7. Serbia
8. Finland
9. North Macedonia
10. Bulgaria
11. Mauritius
12. Poland
13. Ukraine
14. China
15. Bosnia & Herz.
16. Guatemala
17. Armenia
18. Georgia
19. Domin. Rep.
20. Madagascar
21. Slovenia
22. Belarus
23. Laos
24. Hungary
25. Togo
26. Nicaragua
27. Paraguay
28. Germany
29. Romania
30. Chile
31. Slovakia
32. Burundi
33. Tajikistan
34. Cambodia
35. Uzbekistan
36. Turkey
37. Thailand
38. Lithuania
39. Morocco
40. Senegal
41. Spain
42. Greece
43. Costa Rica
44. Switzerland
45. El Salvador
46. Sri Lanka
47. Cameroon
48. Bangladesh
49. Kyrgyzstan
50. Uganda
51. Peru
52. Maldives
53. Cyprus
54. Samoa
55. Sweden
56. Palestine
57. Netherlands
58. Russia
59. Ivory Coast
60. Burkina Faso
61. Estonia
62. Belgium
63. Nepal
64. Portugal
65. Colombia
66. Iceland
67. Mongolia
68. Luxembourg
69. Tanzania
70. Indonesia
71. Malawi
72. Israel
73. Austria
74. Japan
75. Mexico
76. Mozambique
77. Ghana
78. Italy
79. Lebanon
80. Kenya
81. Panama
82. Fiji
83. UK
84. Ireland
85. Denmark
86. South Africa
87. Czechia
88. France
89. San Marino
90. Malta
91. C.A. Republic
92. Lesotho
93. Papua N.G.
94. Philippines
95. Ecuador
96. Vanuatu
97. DR Congo
98. Kazakhstan
99. Ethiopia
100. Saudi Arabia
101. Swaziland
102. Argentina
103. Namibia
104. Zambia
105. Norway
106. Azerbaijan
107. Singapore
108. Australia
109. Brazil
110. Malaysia
111. South Korea
112. Botswana
113. Canada
114. Kiribati
115. UA Emirates
116. Gabon
117. R. of Congo
118. Eq. Guinea
119. USA
70.38
69.90
67.64
62.07
62.01
61.14
60.48
59.82
59.10
56.18
55.86
55.66
55.25
55.05
52.88
52.65
52.48
52.07
52.03
51.67
49.94
49.76
49.36
48.26
47.99
47.13
46.98
46.94
46.76
46.63
46.46
46.42
46.24
46.01
45.90
45.67
45.32
45.16
45.09
44.69
44.60
44.52
44.41
44.33
44.15
43.93
43.29
43.22
42.65
42.49
42.31
42.27
41.78
41.68
41.38
41.17
41.16
40.74
40.70
40.24
39.43
39.37
39.27
39.27
38.96
38.85
38.61
38.20
37.82
37.19
37.17
36.75
36.39
36.39
36.34
35.57
35.28
34.98
34.90
33.40
33.26
32.67
32.66
32.57
32.24
32.23
31.12
31.01
30.89
30.40
30.15
29.82
29.53
28.34
28.30
28.02
26.99
26.76
26.54
26.04
25.78
24.57
24.45
22.64
22.47
22.34
20.82
20.04
19.71
19.35
18.68
16.92
16.69
14.77
14.13
13.95
13.80
5.97
3.11
0
17.6
35.2
52.8
70.38


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