Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) was 36.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Least developed countries, 2010–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 36.1% for taxes on goods and services in 2021.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Least developed countries peaked at 39.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2010.
Least developed countries ranks 7th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.9% | — |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.9% | 29.9% | 39.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.2% | 36.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More public sector data for Least developed countries
- Arms imports 504.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.645 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -26.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 19.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.48 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Least developed countries?
- Taxes on goods and services in Least developed countries was 36.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2010.
- How does Least developed countries rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Least developed countries ranks 7th out of 41 groups with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.