Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 58.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
58.4%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
87th
of 189 countries
All-time high
71.0%
in 2018
All-time low
47.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bangladesh, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bangladesh stood at 58.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bangladesh peaked at 71.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2008.
That places Bangladesh 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 47.0% | — |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | -2.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 58.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 58.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 57.6%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 48.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 58.4% | 59.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bangladesh?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Bangladesh was 58.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2008.
- How does Bangladesh rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Bangladesh ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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