Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 11.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.8%
Change on year
up 30.8%
World rank
110th
of 189 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2022
All-time low
7.4%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Vanuatu, 2008–2022

02.557.51012.52008201520222008: 7.42010: 7.62012: 7.52014: 7.42016: 7.62018: 92020: 92022: 11.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Vanuatu stood at 11.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 30.8% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Vanuatu peaked at 11.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2014.

That places Vanuatu 110th 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 Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Vanuatu, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 7.4%
2010 7.6% +2.3%
2012 7.5% -1.7%
2014 7.4% -0.7%
2016 7.6% +3.0%
2018 9.0% +17.5%
2020 9.0% +0.0%
2022 11.8% +30.8%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 11.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 11.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% 1
2010s 7.8% 7.4% 9.0% 5
2020s 10.4% 9.0% 11.8% 2

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 107 Guyana 12.3% compare
  2. 108 Bangladesh 12.0% compare
  3. 109 Equatorial Guinea 11.8% compare
  4. 111 China 11.5% compare
  5. 111 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.5% compare
  6. 111 Nepal 11.5% compare
  7. 111 El Salvador 11.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Vanuatu?
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Vanuatu was 11.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2014.
How does Vanuatu rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
Vanuatu ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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Indicator
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 1,475 data points, 2008–2022
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