Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Taxes on goods and services

Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)

Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 37.82 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 38.29 in 2016, while its lowest value was 34.56 in 2012.

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
2012 34.56
2014 36.63
2015 36.25
2016 38.29
2017 35.29
2018 37.82

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance