Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nauru
Nauru: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 42.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
42.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 189 countries
All-time high
50.5%
in 2016
All-time low
41.4%
in 2008
Years of data
6
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nauru, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nauru is 42.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nauru peaked at 50.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2008.
Nauru ranks 130th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 41.4% | — |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 42.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 57% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 42.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 42.3% | 50.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 42.2% | 42.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 127 Solomon Islands 43.3% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 43.1% compare
- 129 Barbados 43.0% compare
- 131 Mongolia 42.1% compare
- 132 Syria 41.8% compare
- 133 Cote d'Ivoire 39.5% compare
More health data for Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % 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 Nauru?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nauru was 42.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2008.
- How does Nauru rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Nauru ranks 130th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru 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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