High income vs Zimbabwe: Taxes on goods and services

High income
27.9%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
41.2%
in 2018
High income rank
35th
Zimbabwe rank
38th

Taxes on goods and services over time

  • High income
  • Zimbabwe
01020304050197319982024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 41.2% against 27.9% in High income, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th of 41 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 30.8% 30.5% 0.3% High income
2010s 31.1% 40.0% 9.0% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, High income or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 41.2% against 27.9% in High income as of 2018.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between High income and Zimbabwe?
13.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Zimbabwe?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do High income and Zimbabwe rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
High income ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th 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
Last refreshed

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.