Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guyana
Guyana: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 24.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
24.9%
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
166th
of 189 countries
All-time high
28.0%
in 2008
All-time low
24.7%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guyana, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guyana stood at 24.9%.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guyana peaked at 28.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2016.
That places Guyana 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28.0% | — |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -9.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 24.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 34% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 24.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.7% | 27.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 24.9% | 27.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 Guyana?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guyana was 24.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2016.
- How does Guyana rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Guyana ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana 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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