Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Bhutan
10.94 billion current LCU
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
12.36 billion current LCU
in 2024
Bhutan rank
105th
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

  • Bhutan
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0B10.0B15.0B198220032024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 12.36 billion current LCU against 10.94 billion current LCU in Bhutan, a difference of 1.42 billion current LCU.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bhutan ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 311.01 million current LCU 666.33 million current LCU 355.32 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.18 billion current LCU 1.25 billion current LCU 66.49 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2010s 11.07 billion current LCU 5.91 billion current LCU 5.16 billion current LCU Bhutan
2020s 10.94 billion current LCU 5.67 billion current LCU 5.27 billion current LCU Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 12.36 billion current LCU against 10.94 billion current LCU in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
1.42 billion current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
Bhutan ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 4,587 data points, 1972–2024
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.