Taxes as a % of price: total tax in India
India: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 57.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
57.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 189 countries
All-time high
57.6%
in 2020
All-time low
41.3%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in India, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 57.6% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in India peaked at 57.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2014.
India ranks 89th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 45.8% | — |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 57.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- India's 57.6% 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 | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 41.3% | 54.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 57.6% | 57.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in India was 57.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2014.
- How does India rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- India ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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