Panama vs East Timor: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services)

Panama
3.7%
in 2024
East Timor
3.5%
in 2022
Panama rank
140th
East Timor rank
141st

Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) over time

  • Panama
  • East Timor
2468201020172024

How they compare

Panama currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in East Timor, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was East Timor ahead.

Panama ranks 140th and East Timor ranks 141st of 154 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama East Timor Difference Ahead
2010s 4.9% 5.8% 0.9% East Timor
2020s 4.2% 3.0% 1.2% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Panama or East Timor?
Panama, at 3.7% against 3.5% in East Timor as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Panama and East Timor?
0.2%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and East Timor?
9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
How do Panama and East Timor rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
Panama ranks 140th and East Timor ranks 141st 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

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services)
Unit
% value added of industry and services
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 4,036 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.