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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."
Taxation Statistics > Taxes on goods and services > % of revenue (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Mexico :
62.13 %
2000
Taxation in Mexico
# 2
Guatemala :
58.14 %
2008
Taxation in Guatemala
# 3
Tajikistan :
54.09 %
2004
Taxation in Tajikistan
# 4
Kyrgyzstan :
52.75 %
2008
Taxation in Kyrgyzstan
# 5
Dominican Republic :
52.02 %
2007
Taxation in Dominican Republic
# 6
Moldova :
50.3 %
2008
Taxation in Moldova
# 7
Uganda :
49.14 %
2008
Taxation in Uganda
# 8
Turkey :
48.65 %
2008
Taxation in Turkey
# 9
Uruguay :
47.45 %
2008
Taxation in Uruguay
# 10
Georgia :
46.89 %
2008
Taxation in Georgia
# 11
Bulgaria :
46.86 %
2008
Taxation in Bulgaria
# 12
Vanuatu :
46.49 %
1999
Taxation in Vanuatu
# 13
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
46.34 %
2008
Taxation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 14
Mauritius :
45.77 %
2008
Taxation in Mauritius
# 15
Croatia :
45.39 %
2008
Taxation in Croatia
# 16
Sri Lanka :
44.63 %
2008
Taxation in Sri Lanka
# 17
Nicaragua :
43.83 %
2001
Taxation in Nicaragua
# 18
Armenia :
43.45 %
2008
Taxation in Armenia
# 19
Bolivia :
43.06 %
2007
Taxation in Bolivia
# 20
Togo :
43.03 %
2008
Taxation in Togo
# 21
Serbia and Montenegro :
41.95 %
2008
Taxation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 22
Barbados :
41.7 %
2007
Taxation in Barbados
# 23
Fiji :
40.89 %
2006
Taxation in Fiji
# 24
El Salvador :
40.65 %
2008
Taxation in El Salvador
# 25
Kenya :
40.57 %
2008
Taxation in Kenya
# 26
Macedonia, Republic of :
40.36 %
2008
Taxation in Macedonia, Republic of
# 27
Cambodia :
40.28 %
2006
Taxation in Cambodia
# 28
Honduras :
39.37 %
2008
Taxation in Honduras
# 29
Paraguay :
39.27 %
2008
Taxation in Paraguay
# 30
Azerbaijan :
39.16 %
1999
Taxation in Azerbaijan
# 31
Poland :
39.12 %
2008
Taxation in Poland
# 32
Chile :
39.08 %
2008
Taxation in Chile
# 33
Iceland :
38.79 %
2008
Taxation in Iceland
# 34
Burkina Faso :
38.66 %
2008
Taxation in Burkina Faso
# 35
Lebanon :
38.65 %
2008
Taxation in Lebanon
# 36
Burundi :
37.99 %
1999
Taxation in Burundi
# 37
Estonia :
37.85 %
2008
Taxation in Estonia
# 38
Benin :
37.54 %
2008
Taxation in Benin
# 39
Peru :
37.41 %
2008
Taxation in Peru
# 40
Denmark :
36.99 %
2008
Taxation in Denmark
# 41
Sweden :
36.88 %
2008
Taxation in Sweden
# 42
Thailand :
36.86 %
2008
Taxation in Thailand
# 43
Costa Rica :
36.75 %
2008
Taxation in Costa Rica
# 44
Lithuania :
36.69 %
2008
Taxation in Lithuania
# 45
Cyprus :
36.62 %
2008
Taxation in Cyprus
# 46
Latvia :
36.31 %
2008
Taxation in Latvia
# 47
Zambia :
35.84 %
2007
Taxation in Zambia
# 48
Laos :
35.78 %
2007
Taxation in Laos
# 49
Romania :
35.13 %
2008
Taxation in Romania
# 50
Sudan :
35.08 %
1999
Taxation in Sudan
# 51
Malta :
34.97 %
2008
Taxation in Malta
# 52
Algeria :
33.74 %
2008
Taxation in Algeria
# 53
China :
33.51 %
2007
Taxation in China
# 54
Ireland :
33.39 %
2007
Taxation in Ireland
# 55
Slovakia :
33.21 %
2008
Taxation in Slovakia
# 56
Ghana :
33.08 %
2008
Taxation in Ghana
# 57
Seychelles :
32.69 %
2008
Taxation in Seychelles
# 58
Finland :
32.43 %
2008
Taxation in Finland
# 59
Slovenia :
32.21 %
2008
Taxation in Slovenia
# 60
Indonesia :
32.04 %
2004
Taxation in Indonesia
# 61
Nepal :
32 %
2009
Taxation in Nepal
# 62
Cape Verde :
31.78 %
2008
Taxation in Cape Verde
# 63
Morocco :
31.59 %
2008
Taxation in Morocco
= 64
Portugal :
31.57 %
2008
Taxation in Portugal
# 65
Switzerland :
31.51 %
2007
Taxation in Switzerland
# 66
Belize :
31.41 %
1997
Taxation in Belize
# 67
Ukraine :
31.39 %
2008
Taxation in Ukraine
# 68
Tunisia :
31.09 %
2009
Taxation in Tunisia
# 69
Hungary :
30.96 %
2008
Taxation in Hungary
# 70
Burma :
30.73 %
2005
Taxation in Burma
# 71
Jamaica :
30.47 %
2008
Taxation in Jamaica
# 72
Mali :
30.29 %
2008
Taxation in Mali
# 73
Israel :
30.21 %
2008
Taxation in Israel
# 74
Belarus :
30.17 %
2008
Taxation in Belarus
# 75
Senegal :
30.13 %
2001
Taxation in Senegal
# 76
Jordan :
29.96 %
2008
Taxation in Jordan
# 77
South Africa :
29.78 %
2008
Taxation in South Africa
# 78
Pakistan :
29.7 %
2007
Taxation in Pakistan
# 79
Luxembourg :
29.61 %
2008
Taxation in Luxembourg
# 80
Argentina :
29.19 %
2004
Taxation in Argentina
# 81
Gambia, The :
28.29 %
1990
Taxation in Gambia, The
# 82
Greece :
28.15 %
2008
Taxation in Greece
# 83
Bangladesh :
27.61 %
2008
Taxation in Bangladesh
# 84
United Kingdom :
26.74 %
2008
Taxation in United Kingdom
# 85
India :
26.67 %
2008
Taxation in India
# 86
Netherlands :
26.27 %
2008
Taxation in Netherlands
# 87
Philippines :
26.15 %
2008
Taxation in Philippines
# 88
Mongolia :
25.98 %
2008
Taxation in Mongolia
# 89
New Zealand :
25.89 %
2007
Taxation in New Zealand
# 90
Ecuador :
25.78 %
1994
Taxation in Ecuador
# 91
Czech Republic :
25.73 %
2008
Taxation in Czech Republic
# 92
Rwanda :
25.24 %
1992
Taxation in Rwanda
# 93
Venezuela :
24.94 %
2005
Taxation in Venezuela
# 94
Colombia :
24 %
2003
Taxation in Colombia
= 95
Belgium :
23.66 %
2008
Taxation in Belgium
= 95
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
23.66 %
2002
Taxation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 97
Germany :
23.36 %
2008
Taxation in Germany
# 98
Zimbabwe :
23.35 %
1997
Taxation in Zimbabwe
# 99
Central African Republic :
23.26 %
2004
Taxation in Central African Republic
# 100
Cameroon :
23.18 %
1994
Taxation in Cameroon
# 101
Brazil :
23.13 %
2008
Taxation in Brazil
# 102
Austria :
22.85 %
2008
Taxation in Austria
# 103
France :
22.72 %
2008
Taxation in France
# 104
Australia :
22.57 %
2008
Taxation in Australia
# 105
San Marino :
22.53 %
2006
Taxation in San Marino
# 106
Netherlands Antilles :
21.75 %
1995
Taxation in Netherlands Antilles
# 107
Singapore :
21.74 %
2008
Taxation in Singapore
# 108
Malaysia :
21.43 %
2003
Taxation in Malaysia
# 109
Norway :
20.76 %
2008
Taxation in Norway
# 110
Kazakhstan :
20.6 %
2008
Taxation in Kazakhstan
# 111
Guinea :
20.48 %
1992
Taxation in Guinea
# 112
Italy :
20.23 %
2008
Taxation in Italy
# 113
Syria :
19.09 %
1999
Taxation in Syria
# 114
Swaziland :
18.71 %
2003
Taxation in Swaziland
# 115
Namibia :
18.6 %
2007
Taxation in Namibia
# 116
Madagascar :
18.01 %
2007
Taxation in Madagascar
# 117
Niger :
17.93 %
2007
Taxation in Niger
# 118
United Arab Emirates :
17.22 %
1999
Taxation in United Arab Emirates
# 119
Russia :
16.35 %
2008
Taxation in Russia
# 120
Côte d'Ivoire :
14.62 %
2008
Taxation in Côte d'Ivoire
# 121
Trinidad and Tobago :
14.48 %
2007
Taxation in Trinidad and Tobago
# 122
Spain :
14.47 %
2008
Taxation in Spain
# 123
Bahamas, The :
14.31 %
2008
Taxation in Bahamas, The
# 124
Japan :
13.97 %
1993
Taxation in Japan
# 125
Canada :
13.88 %
2008
Taxation in Canada
# 126
Papua New Guinea :
12.86 %
2002
Taxation in Papua New Guinea
# 127
Lesotho :
12.36 %
2008
Taxation in Lesotho
# 128
Ethiopia :
12.16 %
2002
Taxation in Ethiopia
# 129
Bhutan :
10.39 %
2009
Taxation in Bhutan
# 130
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
9.32 %
1993
Taxation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 131
Sierra Leone :
9 %
2004
Taxation in Sierra Leone
# 132
Panama :
8.91 %
2001
Taxation in Panama
# 133
Maldives :
8.48 %
2008
Taxation in Maldives
# 134
Congo, Republic of the :
6.38 %
2005
Taxation in Congo, Republic of the
# 135
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
5.47 %
2006
Taxation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 136
Afghanistan :
5.07 %
2008
Taxation in Afghanistan
# 137
Botswana :
3.71 %
1996
Taxation in Botswana
# 138
United States :
3.2 %
2009
Taxation in United States
# 139
Oman :
1.26 %
2001
Taxation in Oman
# 140
Bahrain :
0.17 %
2005
Taxation in Bahrain
# 141
Kuwait :
0.03 %
1999
Taxation in Kuwait
Weighted average:
29.2 %
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
31.57 %
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.
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