Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guyana
Guyana: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 12.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
12.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 189 countries
All-time high
13.8%
in 2008
All-time low
12.3%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guyana, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guyana is 12.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guyana peaked at 13.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2018.
Guyana ranks 107th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.8% | — |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 12.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 77% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 12.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.0%, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 108 Bangladesh 12.0% compare
- 109 Equatorial Guinea 11.8% compare
- 110 Vanuatu 11.8% compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 Guyana?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guyana was 12.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2018.
- How does Guyana rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Guyana ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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