Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Syria
Syria: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 41.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
41.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
41.8%
in 2016
All-time low
33.0%
in 2008
Years of data
6
2008–2020
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Syria, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Syria recorded 41.8% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Syria peaked at 41.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2008.
Syria ranks 132nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.0% | — |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 41.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 41.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.0%, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 33.0% | 41.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Syria?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Syria was 41.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2008.
- How does Syria rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Syria ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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