Maldives vs OECD members: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Maldives
- OECD members
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 42.3% against 28.3% in OECD members, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1979 it was OECD members ahead.
Maldives ranks 32nd and OECD members ranks 34th of 156 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 27.3% | 22.3% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 29.4% | 18.7% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 31.4% | 16.1% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 31.1% | 20.2% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 30.9% | 1.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 30.0% | 7.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Maldives or OECD members?
- Maldives, at 42.3% against 28.3% in OECD members as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Maldives and OECD members?
- 14.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and OECD members?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and OECD members rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Maldives ranks 32nd and OECD members ranks 34th 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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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.