Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Korea
Korea: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 73.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
73.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
48th
of 189 countries
All-time high
73.9%
in 2020
All-time low
62.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Korea, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Korea stood at 73.8%.
That represents a change of up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Korea peaked at 73.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2008.
Korea ranks 48th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 62.0% | — |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | -0.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 73.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Korea's 73.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 62.0% | 73.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.8% | 73.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % 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 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % 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 Korea?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Korea was 73.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Korea ranks 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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