Australia vs Bhutan: Taxes on goods and services
Australia
17.8%
in 2022
Bhutan
17.9%
in 2020
Australia rank
135th
Bhutan rank
134th
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Australia
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 17.9% against 17.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 135th and Bhutan ranks 134th of 156 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.4% | 10.0% | 13.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 9.7% | 11.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 10.6% | 12.9% | Australia |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.3% | 2.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 17.9% | 1.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Australia or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 17.9% against 17.8% in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Australia and Bhutan?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bhutan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Bhutan rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Australia ranks 135th and Bhutan ranks 134th of 156 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 (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.