Belize vs Seychelles: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Belize
- Seychelles
How they compare
Belize currently reports 15.3% against 14.8% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Seychelles ahead.
Belize ranks 25th and Seychelles ranks 28th of 154 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 1.8% | Belize |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 13.2% | 5.4% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Belize or Seychelles?
- Belize, at 15.3% against 14.8% in Seychelles as of 2017.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Belize and Seychelles?
- 0.5%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Seychelles?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2008.
- How do Belize and Seychelles rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Belize ranks 25th and Seychelles ranks 28th 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.