Other taxes in Maldives
Maldives: Other taxes was 4.1% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Other taxes in Maldives, 1980–2011
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4.1% for other taxes in 2011. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 619.0% on the previous year and up 759.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other taxes in Maldives peaked at 4.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.
That places Maldives 19th out of 148 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other taxes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4% | — |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +76.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -34.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -22.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +69.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +619.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 4.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More public sector data for Maldives
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,667 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 19.5% (2021)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 110.64 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 12.7% (2021)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 133.64 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 14.77 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other taxes in Maldives?
- Other taxes in Maldives was 4.1% in 2011, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other taxes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest other taxes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for other taxes?
- Maldives ranks 19th out of 148 countries with data for 2011.
- Is other taxes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 759.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other taxes (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.