Taxes on goods and services - Country rankings
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Taxes on goods and services, percent of total revenue, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 89 countries was 31.34 percent. The highest value was in Macao: 76.24 percent and the lowest value was in the USA: 2.08 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Taxes on goods and services, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macao | 76.24 | 1 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 58.67 | 2 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 53.26 | 3 | 1973 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 51.92 | 4 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 48.4 | 5 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 48.24 | 6 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 47.92 | 7 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 47.51 | 8 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chile | 47.01 | 9 | 1973 - 2024 |
| Albania | 44.52 | 10 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 44.49 | 11 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 44.41 | 12 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 44 | 13 | 2015 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 42.68 | 14 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 42.28 | 15 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 41.68 | 16 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 41.55 | 17 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 41.17 | 18 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 39.65 | 19 | 2014 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 38.89 | 20 | 1994 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 38.26 | 21 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 37.5 | 22 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 37.12 | 23 | 1981 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 37.04 | 24 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 36.1 | 25 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 35.29 | 26 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 35.03 | 27 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 34.65 | 28 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 34.36 | 29 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Greece | 33.3 | 30 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 32.71 | 31 | 1984 - 2024 |
| Romania | 32.66 | 32 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Panama | 32.6 | 33 | 2014 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 32.11 | 34 | 1990 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 32.09 | 35 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Israel | 31.9 | 36 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 31.79 | 37 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 31.77 | 38 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 31.72 | 39 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Finland | 31.51 | 40 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 31.43 | 41 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 31.1 | 42 | 1975 - 2024 |
| UK | 31.09 | 43 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 31.02 | 44 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 30.53 | 45 | 2010 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 30.47 | 46 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 29.45 | 47 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 29.21 | 48 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 29.06 | 49 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Malta | 28.34 | 50 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 28.32 | 51 | 1995 - 2024 |
| China | 28.26 | 52 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 28.01 | 53 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 27.95 | 54 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 26.41 | 55 | 2011 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 26.37 | 56 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 26.28 | 57 | 1973 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 26.23 | 58 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 25.91 | 59 | 1992 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 25.81 | 60 | 2017 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 25.63 | 61 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 25.55 | 62 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 25.38 | 63 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 25.29 | 64 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 25.29 | 65 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Austria | 25.02 | 66 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Spain | 25 | 67 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 24.7 | 68 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 24.34 | 69 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 23.94 | 70 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Russia | 23.79 | 71 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Italy | 23.66 | 72 | 1973 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 22.94 | 73 | 2010 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 22.92 | 74 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Andorra | 22.77 | 75 | 2018 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 22.58 | 76 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 21.75 | 77 | 1994 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 21.46 | 78 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 20.34 | 79 | 2010 - 2024 |
| Germany | 19.97 | 80 | 1972 - 2024 |
| France | 18.86 | 81 | 1972 - 2024 |
| San Marino | 18.82 | 82 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Norway | 18.52 | 83 | 1972 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 17.26 | 84 | 1997 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 16.99 | 85 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Canada | 13.82 | 86 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Angola | 9.44 | 87 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 5.76 | 88 | 2017 - 2024 |
| USA | 2.08 | 89 | 1972 - 2024 |
Definition: 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.
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