Bangladesh vs China: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Bangladesh
- China
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 4.9% against 4.5% in China, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 130th and China ranks 133rd of 154 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 7.4% | 4.0% | China |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 6.5% | 2.2% | China |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 5.0% | 0.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Bangladesh or China?
- Bangladesh, at 4.9% against 4.5% in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Bangladesh and China?
- 0.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Bangladesh ranks 130th and China ranks 133rd of 154 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.