Bolivia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Bolivia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 49.3% against 36.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 156 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 42.0% | 6.4% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 43.0% | 2.3% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Bolivia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Bolivia, at 49.3% against 36.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2007.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Bolivia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 13.2%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2007.
- How do Bolivia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Bolivia ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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.