Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 32.4% 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 total taxes.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 32.4% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2021.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bangladesh peaked at 34.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2003.
Bangladesh ranks 100th of 153 countries on this measure, 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 total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.0% | — |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -4.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 32.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 32.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 33.0%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 15.7% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 26.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.4% | 34.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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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 32.4% 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 34.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Bangladesh ranks 100th 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 17.3%. 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 total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.