Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Maldives
Maldives: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 29.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
29.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 189 countries
All-time high
65.8%
in 2014
All-time low
29.9%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Maldives, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Maldives is 29.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Maldives peaked at 65.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 157th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30.0% | — |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +54.1% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +35.2% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 29.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 59% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 29.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 57.6%, 52% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 31.6% | 65.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 154 Turkmenistan 31.3% compare
- 155 Cape Verde 30.2% compare
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.0% compare
- 158 Sao Tome and Principe 29.9% compare
- 159 Uganda 29.8% compare
- 160 Djibouti 28.6% compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % 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 Maldives?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Maldives was 29.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Maldives ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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