European Union vs Maldives: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- European Union
- Maldives
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
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.