Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Pakistan
Pakistan: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 14.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
14.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 189 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2010
All-time low
13.8%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Pakistan, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Pakistan is 14.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Pakistan peaked at 14.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2008.
Pakistan ranks 69th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.8% | — |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 14.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 14.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.1%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 68 Barbados 14.9% compare
- 69 Luxembourg 14.5% compare
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- 69 Israel 14.5% compare
- 69 Mozambique 14.5% compare
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Pakistan was 14.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2008.
- How does Pakistan rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Pakistan ranks 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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