Bhutan vs Maldives: Taxes on goods and services

Bhutan
9.84 billion current LCU
in 2020
Maldives
9.14 billion current LCU
in 2021
Bhutan rank
116th
Maldives rank
118th

Taxes on goods and services over time

  • Bhutan
  • Maldives
05.0B10.0B15.0B197920002021

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 9.84 billion current LCU against 9.14 billion current LCU in Maldives, a difference of 694.34 million current LCU.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 116th and Maldives ranks 118th of 157 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 94.88 million current LCU 24.18 million current LCU 70.70 million current LCU Bhutan
1990s 317.47 million current LCU 195.35 million current LCU 122.12 million current LCU Bhutan
2000s 1.26 billion current LCU 460.17 million current LCU 799.02 million current LCU Bhutan
2010s 7.67 billion current LCU 5.96 billion current LCU 1.71 billion current LCU Bhutan
2020s 9.84 billion current LCU 4.99 billion current LCU 4.85 billion current LCU Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Bhutan or Maldives?
Bhutan, at 9.84 billion current LCU against 9.14 billion current LCU in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Bhutan and Maldives?
694.34 million current LCU, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
35 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
Bhutan ranks 116th and Maldives ranks 118th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,635 data points, 1972–2024
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General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.