Taxes as a % of price: total tax in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 71.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
71.7%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
58th
of 189 countries
All-time high
73.5%
in 2018
All-time low
18.2%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in United Arab Emirates, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 71.7% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 186.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in United Arab Emirates peaked at 73.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2016.
That places United Arab Emirates 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30.8% | — |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +304.5% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | -1.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 71.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 97% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 71.7% 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 | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 18.2% | 73.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 71.7% | 72.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More health data for United Arab Emirates
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.3472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in United Arab Emirates?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in United Arab Emirates was 71.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2016.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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