Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bahamas
Bahamas: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 53.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
53.6%
Change on year
up 24.0%
World rank
99th
of 189 countries
All-time high
53.6%
in 2022
All-time low
26.4%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bahamas, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bahamas stood at 53.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% on the previous year and up 103.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bahamas peaked at 53.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2012.
Bahamas ranks 99th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31.2% | — |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +62.3% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | +24.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 53.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 73% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 53.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 26.4% | 42.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 43.2% | 53.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bahamas?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bahamas was 53.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2012.
- How does Bahamas rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Bahamas ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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