Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Korea or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 17.3% against 17.0% in Korea as of 2024.

What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Korea and United Arab Emirates?

0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?

17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.

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.

Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Taxes on goods and services

Korea

17.0%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

17.3%

in 2024

Korea rank

137th

United Arab Emirates rank

136th

Taxes on goods and services over time

Korea
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 17.3% against 17.0% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 137th and United Arab Emirates ranks 136th of 156 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.9%	16.0%	16.0%	Korea
2010s	22.0%	5.9%	16.1%	Korea
2020s	17.6%	13.1%	4.5%	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Korea or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 17.3% against 17.0% in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Korea and United Arab Emirates?: 0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for taxes on goods and services?: Korea ranks 137th and United Arab Emirates ranks 136th 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.

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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.