Bangladesh vs United States: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Bangladesh
4.2%
in 2021
United States
3.9%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
143rd
United States rank
145th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Bangladesh
- United States
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 4.2% against 3.9% in United States, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was United States ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 143rd and United States ranks 145th of 187 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 4.5% | 2.0% | United States |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 4.3% | 2.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 4.2% | 1.0% | United States |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.2% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Bangladesh or United States?
- Bangladesh, at 4.2% against 3.9% in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Bangladesh and United States?
- 0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and United States rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Bangladesh ranks 143rd and United States ranks 145th 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 income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.