Luxembourg vs Thailand: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Luxembourg
9.7%
in 2023
Thailand
8.9%
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
78th
Thailand rank
81st
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Luxembourg
- Thailand
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 9.7% against 8.9% in Thailand, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 81st of 187 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 7.6% | 2.3% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.3% | 1.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.1% | 2.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Luxembourg or Thailand?
- Luxembourg, at 9.7% against 8.9% in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Luxembourg and Thailand?
- 0.8%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Thailand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Thailand rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Luxembourg ranks 78th 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 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.