Bhutan vs Zimbabwe: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Bhutan
4.7%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
5.2%
in 2021
Bhutan rank
133rd
Zimbabwe rank
130th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Bhutan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 5.2% against 4.7% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Bhutan ranks 133rd and Zimbabwe ranks 130th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 7.8% | 4.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 5.8% | 2.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 0.0% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Bhutan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 5.2% against 4.7% in Bhutan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Bhutan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zimbabwe?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2019.
- How do Bhutan and Zimbabwe rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Bhutan ranks 133rd and Zimbabwe ranks 130th 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.