Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 4.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Bangladesh, 1993–2021
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Bangladesh stood at 4.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Bangladesh peaked at 4.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 143rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.3% | — |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +30.7% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +47.3% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +11.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 4.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 4.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.7%, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +47.3% | 2.8% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 140 Saint Lucia 4.4% compare
- 141 Sri Lanka 4.2% compare
- 142 Gambia 4.2% compare
- 144 Turkmenistan 4.0% compare
- 145 United States of America 3.9% compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 3.9% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Bangladesh?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Bangladesh was 4.2% in 2021, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Bangladesh ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.