Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in United States
United States: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 318.36 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in United States, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in United States is 318.36 current LCU per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in United States peaked at 335.34 current LCU per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.8 current LCU per person, in 1972.
United States ranks 152nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 72.8 current LCU per person | — |
| 1973 | 75.74 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 77.76 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 75.98 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 77.19 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 78.87 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 81.54 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 82.38 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 105.97 current LCU per person | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 177.28 current LCU per person | +67.3% |
| 1982 | 156 current LCU per person | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 150.48 current LCU per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 157.11 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 149.92 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 135.3 current LCU per person | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 132.12 current LCU per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 143.23 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 136.05 current LCU per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 139.73 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 165.47 current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 175.62 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 182.87 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 207.62 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 213.76 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 198.41 current LCU per person | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 205.61 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 204.56 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 246.99 current LCU per person | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 237.91 current LCU per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 226.86 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 232.55 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 236.98 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 245.83 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 250.67 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 243.18 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 218.54 current LCU per person | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 212.91 current LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 222.65 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 220.37 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 246.06 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 259.79 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 284.19 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 311.11 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 322.36 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 307.49 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 284.5 current LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 335.34 current LCU per person | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 294.24 current LCU per person | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 261.54 current LCU per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 275.41 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 297.63 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 283.18 current LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 318.36 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.78 current LCU per person | 72.8 current LCU per person | 82.38 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 144.35 current LCU per person | 105.97 current LCU per person | 177.28 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 194.06 current LCU per person | 139.73 current LCU per person | 246.99 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 232.81 current LCU per person | 212.91 current LCU per person | 250.67 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 286.54 current LCU per person | 220.37 current LCU per person | 335.34 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 287.22 current LCU per person | 261.54 current LCU per person | 318.36 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 149 Jordan 356.49 current LCU per person compare
- 150 Kiribati 347.68 current LCU per person compare
- 151 Marshall Islands 336.35 current LCU per person compare
- 153 Bahrain 196.09 current LCU per person compare
- 154 East Timor 73.74 current LCU per person compare
- 155 Micronesia (country) 42.26 current LCU per person compare
More public sector data for United States
- Arms imports 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 52.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,933 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 997.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in United States?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in United States was 318.36 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 335.34 current LCU per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8 current LCU per person in 1972.
- How does United States rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- United States ranks 152nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.