Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and was 6.72 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.72 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
7.67 Percentage of GDP
in 2017
All-time low
5.37 Percentage of GDP
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Bangladesh, 2000–2024

024682000201220242000: 5.4 Percentage of GDP2001: 5.4 Percentage of GDP2002: 5.7 Percentage of GDP2003: 5.7 Percentage of GDP2004: 5.8 Percentage of GDP2005: 5.9 Percentage of GDP2006: 5.7 Percentage of GDP2007: 6.3 Percentage of GDP2008: 6.2 Percentage of GDP2009: 6.5 Percentage of GDP2010: 7.2 Percentage of GDP2011: 7.5 Percentage of GDP2012: 7.6 Percentage of GDP2013: 7.5 Percentage of GDP2014: 7.5 Percentage of GDP2015: 7.4 Percentage of GDP2016: 7.4 Percentage of GDP2017: 7.7 Percentage of GDP2018: 7.5 Percentage of GDP2019: 6.8 Percentage of GDP2020: 7.4 Percentage of GDP2021: 7.4 Percentage of GDP2022: 7.3 Percentage of GDP2023: 7.2 Percentage of GDP2024: 6.7 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 6.72 Percentage of GDP for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Bangladesh peaked at 7.67 Percentage of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.37 Percentage of GDP, in 2001.

Bangladesh ranks 35th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Bangladesh, 2000 to 2024.
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%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 6.72 Percentage of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.35 Percentage of GDP, 47% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 32 Cambodia 12.53 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 33 Pakistan 12.28 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 34 Indonesia 11.84 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Bangladesh?
Revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Bangladesh was 6.72 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 7.67 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 5.37 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
How does Bangladesh rank for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and?
Bangladesh ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and 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 Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
42 places, 935 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific economies presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.