Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 12.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
12.0%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
108th
of 189 countries
All-time high
15.0%
in 2008
All-time low
12.0%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bangladesh, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 12.0% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bangladesh peaked at 15.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 108th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.0% | — |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -2.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 12.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 12.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 12.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % 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 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % 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: value added tax in Bangladesh?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bangladesh was 12.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Bangladesh ranks 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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