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Tax revenue (% of GDP) — all countries

Tax revenue (% of GDP) — Bhutan

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Bhutan in 2020 — 12.28%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 137. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 6.56 pp.

2020 12.28% −2.21 pp vs 2019
World rank 99of 137
Period maximum 15.8%2018
Period minimum 4.6%1990

Trend over time

1982–2020 · % of GDP

Tax revenue (% of GDP) — Bhutan, 1982–202005101520198219861990199419982002200620102014201820201982: 5.72%1983: 6.63%1984: 7.6%1985: 6.73%1986: 7.11%1988: 6.22%1989: 5.41%1990: 4.6%1991: 5.15%1992: 5.27%1993: 6.49%1994: 6.19%1995: 6.9%1996: 7.85%1997: 6.79%1998: 8.31%1999: 7.36%2000: 9.55%2001: 8.19%2002: 8.88%2003: 8.94%2004: 7.34%2005: 7.94%2006: 8.6%2007: 7.16%2008: 8.04%2009: 8.77%2010: 12.19%2011: 12.43%2012: 13.59%2013: 13.3%2014: 12.51%2015: 12.15%2016: 11.89%2017: 11.86%2018: 15.8%2019: 14.5%2020: 12.28%
Change over the period: +6.56 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 12.28%
World 13.66%
South Asia computed 7.85%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 13.07%
Tax revenue (% of GDP) — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 12.28 −2.21 pp
2019 14.5 −1.31 pp
2018 15.8 +3.94 pp
2017 11.86 −0.03 pp
2016 11.89 −0.26 pp
2015 12.15 −0.36 pp
2014 12.51 −0.8 pp
2013 13.3 −0.29 pp
2012 13.59 +1.16 pp
2011 12.43 +0.24 pp
2010 12.19 +3.42 pp
2009 8.77 +0.74 pp
2008 8.04 +0.88 pp
2007 7.16 −1.44 pp
2006 8.6 +0.65 pp
2005 7.94 +0.6 pp
2004 7.34 −1.59 pp
2003 8.94 +0.05 pp
2002 8.88 +0.69 pp
2001 8.19 −1.36 pp
2000 9.55 +2.19 pp
1999 7.36 −0.95 pp
1998 8.31 +1.52 pp
1997 6.79 −1.06 pp
1996 7.85 +0.95 pp
1995 6.9 +0.7 pp
1994 6.19 −0.29 pp
1993 6.49 +1.22 pp
1992 5.27 +0.12 pp
1991 5.15 +0.55 pp
1990 4.6 −0.81 pp
1989 5.41 −0.81 pp
1988 6.22 —
1986 7.11 +0.38 pp
1985 6.73 −0.87 pp
1984 7.6 +0.97 pp
1983 6.63 +0.91 pp
1982 5.72 —

Southern Asia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MV Maldives 20.11 NP Nepal 15.77 BT Bhutan 12.28 LK Sri Lanka 7.78 BD Bangladesh 7
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About the indicator

Central government tax revenue as a percent of GDP, excluding compulsory social contributions and revenue from fines and penalties. A level of 15% of GDP is considered the minimum threshold at which a state is able to provide basic services and infrastructure.

Important: Only the central budget is counted — in federal states the overall tax burden is substantially higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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