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

The average for 2021 based on 7 countries was 35.2 percent. The highest value was in Laos: 49.36 percent and the lowest value was in Malaysia: 19.35 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
Laos 49.36 1 2008 - 2022
Cambodia 46.01 2 2002 - 2021
Thailand 45.32 3 2002 - 2022
Indonesia 37.19 4 2008 - 2022
Philippines 28.34 5 1990 - 2022
Singapore 20.82 6 1972 - 2022
Malaysia 19.35 7 1996 - 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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