Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Myanmar
Myanmar: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 36.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.0%
Change on year
down 27.9%
World rank
143rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
50.0%
in 2012
All-time low
25.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Myanmar, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Myanmar is 36.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 27.9% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Myanmar peaked at 50.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2008.
That places Myanmar 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25.0% | — |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +53.5% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | -27.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 36.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 36.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 71% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 36.0% | 49.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 Myanmar?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Myanmar was 36.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Myanmar ranks 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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