Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 73.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
73.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 189 countries
All-time high
73.8%
in 2020
All-time low
16.7%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saudi Arabia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saudi Arabia stood at 73.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 232.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saudi Arabia peaked at 73.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2016.
That places Saudi Arabia 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.3% | — |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +308.5% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 73.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 100% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 73.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.0%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 16.7% | 68.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saudi Arabia?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saudi Arabia was 73.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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