Europe & Central Asia vs Maldives: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 42.3% against 31.1% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 29th and Maldives ranks 32nd of 41 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 14.5% | 18.2% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 10.9% | 22.4% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 32.7% | 1.5% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 37.6% | 4.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Europe & Central Asia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 42.3% against 31.1% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Europe & Central Asia and Maldives?
- 11.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Maldives?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Maldives rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 29th and Maldives ranks 32nd of 41 groups.
- 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.