Bangladesh — General government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2021 · 23 observations

About this series

General government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Bangladesh, the general government tax revenue reading stood at 8.51% of GDP in 2021. Against 7.69% of GDP in 2020, the period change was +0.82 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 8.88% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2012–2021

PeriodValue
20218.51 % of GDP
20207.69 % of GDP
20198.88 % of GDP
20187.41 % of GDP
20179.05 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2012
20168.78 % of GDP
20158.85 % of GDP
20149.6 % of GDP
20139.73 % of GDP
201210.3 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.