Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 6.72 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 6.72 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Bangladesh peaked at 7.67 Percentage of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.37 Percentage of GDP, in 2001.
That places Bangladesh 134th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.38 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 5.37 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.67 Percentage of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 5.7 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.85 Percentage of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.88 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.65 Percentage of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3 Percentage of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 6.22 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.49 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 7.24 Percentage of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 7.52 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.6 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 7.51 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.47 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.4 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.39 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.67 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 7.48 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.83 Percentage of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 7.41 Percentage of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 7.42 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.32 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.23 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.72 Percentage of GDP | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.85 Percentage of GDP | 5.37 Percentage of GDP | 6.49 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.41 Percentage of GDP | 6.83 Percentage of GDP | 7.67 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 Percentage of GDP | 6.72 Percentage of GDP | 7.42 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 131 Sierra Leone 7.36 Percentage of GDP compare
- 132 Niger 7.16 Percentage of GDP compare
- 133 Equatorial Guinea 6.91 Percentage of GDP compare
- 135 Somalia 3.11 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -5.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2854 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 741.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 34.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 89,594 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Bangladesh?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Bangladesh was 6.72 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.37 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Bangladesh ranks 134th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.