Bhutan vs Germany: Taxes on goods and services
Bhutan
6.6%
in 2020
Germany
6.7%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
115th
Germany rank
114th
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Bhutan
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6.7% against 6.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.
Bhutan ranks 115th and Germany ranks 114th of 154 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 7.3% | 2.4% | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 7.6% | 3.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 8.1% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.9% | 0.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Bhutan or Germany?
- Germany, at 6.7% against 6.6% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Bhutan and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Germany?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Germany rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Bhutan ranks 115th and Germany ranks 114th 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.