Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 13.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
13.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 189 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Saudi Arabia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 13.0% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Saudi Arabia peaked at 13.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Saudi Arabia 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 4.8% | — |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +173.9% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 13.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 82% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 13.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.1%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 2 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Saudi Arabia was 13.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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