Peru vs Thailand: Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP
Peru
8.4%
in 2022
Thailand
8.9%
in 2023
Peru rank
84th
Thailand rank
81st
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP over time
- Peru
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8.9% against 8.4% in Peru, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 81st of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 8.3% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 8.1% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 9.3% | 1.6% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 9.0% | 1.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services as share of gdp, Peru or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8.9% against 8.4% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services as share of gdp between Peru and Thailand?
- 0.5%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Thailand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Peru and Thailand rank globally for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 81st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on goods and services (including sales taxes, value added taxes and excise duties) divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.