Taxes on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Taxes on goods and services was 27.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 27.2% for taxes on goods and services in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 32.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1991.
That places Post-demographic dividend 36th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 29.2% | — |
| 1974 | 27.0% | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 27.9% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 27.2% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 25.6% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 26.1% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 26.4% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 27.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 27.9% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 29.6% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 30.1% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 29.7% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 24.8% | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 27.1% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.2% | 25.6% | 29.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 26.4% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 24.8% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 28.8% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 28.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 27.2% | 30.2% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 33.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,472 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.66 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 365.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend?
- Taxes on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend was 27.2% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1991.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 36th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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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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.