South Asia - Taxes on income

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in South Asia was 19.27 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 21.79 in 2016, while its lowest value was 9.87 in 1990.

Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.

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

See also:

Year Value
1990 9.87
1991 11.53
1992 11.66
1993 12.83
1994 12.91
1995 11.82
1996 13.48
1997 12.52
1998 12.44
1999 14.79
2000 15.15
2001 15.28
2002 14.39
2003 12.58
2004 12.63
2005 12.54
2006 14.59
2007 17.24
2008 18.43
2009 19.23
2010 16.26
2011 17.05
2012 18.00
2013 19.40
2014 18.69
2015 19.15
2016 21.79
2017 18.85
2018 19.27

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance