Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Pakistan
Pakistan: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 51.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
51.8%
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
103rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
64.8%
in 2016
All-time low
51.8%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Pakistan, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 51.8% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Pakistan peaked at 64.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2022.
Pakistan ranks 103rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.5% | — |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | -14.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 51.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 51.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.0%, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 55.0% | 64.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 51.8% | 60.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 100 Lesotho 52.7% compare
- 101 China 52.2% compare
- 102 Democratic Republic of Congo 52.1% compare
- 104 Malaysia 51.6% compare
- 105 Kyrgyzstan 51.2% compare
- 106 Marshall Islands 51.1% compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Pakistan was 51.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Pakistan ranks 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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