Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Bangladesh or Maldives?

Bangladesh, at 43.2% against 42.3% in Maldives as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?

19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.

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.

Bangladesh vs Maldives: Taxes on goods and services

Bangladesh

43.2%

in 2021

Maldives

42.3%

in 2021

Bangladesh rank

29th

Maldives rank

32nd

Taxes on goods and services over time

Bangladesh
Maldives

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 43.2% against 42.3% in Maldives, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 29th and Maldives ranks 32nd of 156 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.0%	10.7%	17.3%	Bangladesh
2010s	37.5%	32.7%	4.8%	Bangladesh
2020s	43.0%	37.6%	5.4%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Bangladesh or Maldives?: Bangladesh, at 43.2% against 42.3% in Maldives as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Bangladesh and Maldives?: 0.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for taxes on goods and services?: Bangladesh ranks 29th and Maldives ranks 32nd 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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Indicator: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 5,703 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.