Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Singapore
Singapore: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 66.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
66.3%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
70th
of 189 countries
All-time high
67.2%
in 2008
All-time low
65.7%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Singapore, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 66.3% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Singapore peaked at 67.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2012.
That places Singapore 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 67.2% | — |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | -1.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 66.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 90% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 66.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 65.7% | 67.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 66.3% | 67.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % 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 Singapore?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Singapore was 66.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2012.
- How does Singapore rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Singapore ranks 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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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