Bangladesh vs OECD members: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) over time
- Bangladesh
- OECD members
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 43.2% against 28.8% in OECD members, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was OECD members ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 33rd of 156 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 31.1% | 3.1% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 30.9% | 4.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 30.0% | 13.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Bangladesh or OECD members?
- Bangladesh, at 43.2% against 28.8% in OECD members as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Bangladesh and OECD members?
- 14.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and OECD members?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and OECD members rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 33rd 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.