Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 37.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bhutan, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bhutan stood at 37.6%.
The figure is down 40.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bhutan peaked at 63.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2001.
Bhutan ranks 162nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.9% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +27.6% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | -40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 18.0% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 37.7% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
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More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bhutan?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Bhutan was 37.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2001.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Bhutan ranks 162nd out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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