European Union vs Maldives: Taxes on goods and services

European Union
29.2%
in 2024
Maldives
42.3%
in 2021
European Union rank
31st
Maldives rank
32nd

Taxes on goods and services over time

  • European Union
  • Maldives
10203040197519992024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 42.3% against 29.2% in European Union, a difference of 13.1%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1979 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 31st and Maldives ranks 32nd of 41 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 30.3% 5.0% 25.2% European Union
1980s 30.0% 10.7% 19.3% European Union
1990s 29.7% 15.3% 14.4% European Union
2000s 33.2% 10.9% 22.3% European Union
2010s 33.2% 32.7% 0.5% European Union
2020s 31.3% 37.6% 6.3% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, European Union or Maldives?
Maldives, at 42.3% against 29.2% in European Union as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between European Union and Maldives?
13.1%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Maldives?
40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do European Union and Maldives rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
European Union ranks 31st 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

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
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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.