Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Iceland or Poland?

Iceland, at 35.2% against 35.1% in Poland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?

35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.

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.

Iceland vs Poland: Taxes on goods and services

Iceland

35.2%

in 2023

Poland

35.1%

in 2023

Iceland rank

57th

Poland rank

58th

Taxes on goods and services over time

Iceland
Poland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 35.2% against 35.1% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 57th and Poland ranks 58th of 156 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	51.3%	29.8%	21.5%	Iceland
1990s	50.5%	28.8%	21.7%	Iceland
2000s	41.6%	34.9%	6.7%	Iceland
2010s	33.3%	36.4%	3.1%	Poland
2020s	36.8%	35.9%	0.8%	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Iceland or Poland?: Iceland, at 35.2% against 35.1% in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Iceland and Poland?: 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Poland rank globally for taxes on goods and services?: Iceland ranks 57th and Poland ranks 58th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs Poland: Taxes on goods and services. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/taxes-on-goods-and-services-percent-of-revenue/iceland/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/taxes-on-goods-and-services-percent-of-revenue/iceland/poland/">Iceland vs Poland: Taxes on goods and services</a> — Statizoid

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: 03 September 2026

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.