Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United States
United States: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 5.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
5.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
158th
of 189 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2010
All-time low
5.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United States, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United States is 5.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United States peaked at 5.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.
That places United States 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.0% | — |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 5.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 33% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,069 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,015 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % 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 United States?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United States was 5.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
- How does United States rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- United States ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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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