Taxes on exports in Bhutan
Bhutan: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Bhutan, 1982–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Bhutan is 0.0%, measured in 2008.
That represents a change of up 599.6% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Bhutan peaked at 2.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places Bhutan 62nd out of 76 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.5% | — |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +63.9% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +127.3% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -50.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -50.3% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +349.7% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -23.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +94.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -43.5% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -69.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +44.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -26.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -94.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +43.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -68.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -96.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +599.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 0% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0%, 9% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +599.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More public sector data for Bhutan
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 104.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 12.3% (2020)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 245.49 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 19.9% (2020)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 94.12 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 8.39 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 17.9% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Bhutan?
- Taxes on exports in Bhutan was 0.0% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for taxes on exports?
- Bhutan ranks 62nd out of 76 countries with data for 2008.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.