Taxes on goods and services in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Taxes on goods and services was 33.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Low & middle income, 2008–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services in Low & middle income stood at 33.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Low & middle income peaked at 36.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2009.
That places Low & middle income 18th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.1% | — |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 31.2% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 31.8% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 32.7% | 35.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More public sector data for Low & middle income
- Arms imports 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -22.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 102.29 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 687.69 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 186.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Low & middle income?
- Taxes on goods and services in Low & middle income was 33.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2009.
- How does Low & middle income rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Low & middle income ranks 18th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.