Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 25.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bangladesh, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2021, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bangladesh stood at 25.8%.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bangladesh peaked at 27.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2003.
That places Bangladesh 68th out of 153 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.5% | — |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -5.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 25.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 25.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 26.2%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.3% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 20.1% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.8% | 27.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bangladesh?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bangladesh was 25.8% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th out of 153 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.