Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in India
India: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 21.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 2018
All-time low
16.7%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in India, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 21.9% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in India peaked at 21.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2008.
That places India 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.7% | — |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +31.3% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 21.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- India's 21.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 12.0%, 1.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 21.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in India was 21.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2008.
- How does India rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- India ranks 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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