Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nepal
Nepal: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 31.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
31.4%
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
153rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
31.4%
in 2022
All-time low
24.3%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nepal, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nepal stood at 31.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nepal peaked at 31.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2008.
Nepal ranks 153rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24.3% | — |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +16.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 31.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 31.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 57.6%, 54% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 26.4% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 27.0% | 31.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 150 Kenya 32.9% compare
- 151 Libya 32.0% compare
- 152 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.5% compare
- 154 Turkmenistan 31.3% compare
- 155 Cape Verde 30.2% compare
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.0% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 Nepal?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nepal was 31.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Nepal ranks 153rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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