Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level … total in Iran
Iran: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level … total was 0.7378 in 2009. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Iran, 2001–2009
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.7378 for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2009.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Iran peaked at 0.812 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6854, in 2008.
Iran ranks 70th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level … total in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.812 | — |
| 2002 | 0.7891 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7735 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7358 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7661 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7373 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7294 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6854 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7378 | +7.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.7378 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9674, 76% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.7378 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9477, 78% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Iran?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Iran was 0.7378 in 2009, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.812 in 2001.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6854 in 2008.
- How does Iran rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Iran ranks 70th out of 80 countries with data for 2009.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.