Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 61.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bangladesh, 2001–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bangladesh stood at 61.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bangladesh peaked at 77.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 2020.
That places Bangladesh 75th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 67.6% | — |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +11.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 61.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.5%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 61.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 50.0%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2% | 66.2% | 72.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 59.5% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 55.3% | 61.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More infrastructure data for Bangladesh
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 284,748 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1641 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 284,748 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bangladesh was 61.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Bangladesh ranks 75th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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