Taxes on goods and services in Other small states
Other small states: Taxes on goods and services was 34.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Other small states, 1983–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Other small states stood at 34.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Other small states peaked at 36.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1983.
That places Other small states 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 20.1% | — |
| 1984 | 22.5% | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 21.9% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 21.2% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 22.4% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +31.5% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 20.1% | 25.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 25.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 33.7% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.8% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 29.9% | 35.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Other small states?
- Taxes on goods and services in Other small states was 34.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1983.
- How does Other small states rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Other small states ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.