Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in United States of America

United States of America: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
155th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.0127 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 1981
All-time low
0.0034 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Years of data
53
1972–2024

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in United States of America, 1972–2024

0.0040.0060.0080.010.012197219982024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in United States of America is 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in United States of America peaked at 0.0127 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

United States of America ranks 155th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in United States of America, 1972 to 2024.
Year current LCU per US$ of GDP Change
1972 0.0119 current LCU per US$ of GDP
1973 0.0113 current LCU per US$ of GDP -5.7%
1974 0.0108 current LCU per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1975 0.0097 current LCU per US$ of GDP -9.5%
1976 0.009 current LCU per US$ of GDP -7.8%
1977 0.0083 current LCU per US$ of GDP -7.1%
1978 0.0077 current LCU per US$ of GDP -7.5%
1979 0.0071 current LCU per US$ of GDP -8.6%
1980 0.0084 current LCU per US$ of GDP +19.4%
1981 0.0127 current LCU per US$ of GDP +50.5%
1982 0.0108 current LCU per US$ of GDP -14.8%
1983 0.0097 current LCU per US$ of GDP -10.4%
1984 0.0092 current LCU per US$ of GDP -5.2%
1985 0.0082 current LCU per US$ of GDP -10.4%
1986 0.0071 current LCU per US$ of GDP -13.7%
1987 0.0066 current LCU per US$ of GDP -7.1%
1988 0.0067 current LCU per US$ of GDP +1.4%
1989 0.006 current LCU per US$ of GDP -11.0%
1990 0.0058 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.7%
1991 0.0068 current LCU per US$ of GDP +16.2%
1992 0.0069 current LCU per US$ of GDP +1.6%
1993 0.0069 current LCU per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1994 0.0075 current LCU per US$ of GDP +8.2%
1995 0.0075 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1996 0.0066 current LCU per US$ of GDP -11.1%
1997 0.0065 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.3%
1998 0.0062 current LCU per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1999 0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP +14.9%
2000 0.0065 current LCU per US$ of GDP -8.5%
2001 0.0061 current LCU per US$ of GDP -6.7%
2002 0.0061 current LCU per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2003 0.006 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2004 0.0059 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2005 0.0057 current LCU per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2006 0.0053 current LCU per US$ of GDP -7.6%
2007 0.0045 current LCU per US$ of GDP -13.4%
2008 0.0044 current LCU per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2009 0.0047 current LCU per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2010 0.0045 current LCU per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2011 0.0049 current LCU per US$ of GDP +8.6%
2012 0.005 current LCU per US$ of GDP +2.1%
2013 0.0053 current LCU per US$ of GDP +6.1%
2014 0.0056 current LCU per US$ of GDP +5.8%
2015 0.0057 current LCU per US$ of GDP +0.5%
2016 0.0053 current LCU per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2017 0.0047 current LCU per US$ of GDP -10.7%
2018 0.0053 current LCU per US$ of GDP +12.6%
2019 0.0045 current LCU per US$ of GDP -15.4%
2020 0.0041 current LCU per US$ of GDP -10.1%
2021 0.0039 current LCU per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2022 0.0038 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.0%
2023 0.0034 current LCU per US$ of GDP -10.1%
2024 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0095 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0071 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0119 current LCU per US$ of GDP 8
1980s 0.0085 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.006 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0127 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0068 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0058 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0075 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0055 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0044 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0065 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0051 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0045 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0057 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0038 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0034 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0041 current LCU per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 152 United Arab Emirates 0.0238 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 153 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0126 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 154 Bahrain 0.0081 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 156 Kuwait 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 157 Zimbabwe 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in United States of America?
Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in United States of America was 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.0127 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1981.
What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does United States of America rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
United States of America ranks 155th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
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Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.