Tax revenue in Bhutan

Central government tax revenue in Bhutan was equal to 12.3% of GDP in 2020.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1982 to 2020 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Bhutan is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Bhutan, 2020 12.3% % of GDP
Change from 2019 −2.2percentage points 2019: 14.5%
World, 2020 13.7% Official aggregate

Tax revenue in Bhutan over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period BhutanWorld
2024 – 13.9%
2023 – 13.9%
2022 – 14.5%
2021 – 14.3%
2020 12.3% 13.7%
2019 14.5% 13.8%
2018 15.8% 13.9%
2017 11.9% 14.2%
2016 11.9% 13.9%
2015 12.1% 14.0%
2014 12.5% 14.0%
2013 13.3% 14.0%
2012 13.6% 13.8%
2011 12.4% 13.7%
2010 12.2% 13.3%
2009 8.8% 13.1%
2008 8.0% 14.3%
2007 7.2% 14.8%
2006 8.6% 14.5%
2005 7.9% 14.1%
2004 7.3% 14.5%
2003 8.9% 14.4%
2002 8.9% 14.6%
2001 8.2% –
2000 9.5% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.2 percentage points from 14.5% in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 12.2%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2020 was 13.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1982 to 2020 for Bhutan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics