South Asia - Taxes on goods and services

Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)

Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in South Asia was 45.73 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 45.73 in 2018, while its lowest value was 27.61 in 2008.

Definition: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1990 35.89
1991 34.48
1992 38.11
1993 35.84
1994 38.39
1995 36.45
1996 34.83
1997 33.84
1998 33.93
1999 33.28
2000 32.15
2001 31.32
2002 31.35
2003 31.73
2004 31.11
2005 32.32
2006 28.61
2007 28.18
2008 27.61
2009 28.76
2010 29.74
2011 30.96
2012 29.09
2013 28.59
2014 28.22
2015 31.29
2016 32.93
2017 40.58
2018 45.73

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance