(CNN) -- If the complexity of a country's tax structure has a direct correlation with non-payment, then Pakistan would win a gold medal.
The South Asian country has no fewer than 37 government agencies levying more than 70 unique taxes on various goods and services -- the problem is only a fraction of the population ever pays it.
At the latest count, just 800,000 of the country's 180 million people paid taxes, and its budget deficit stood at a massive $17 billion, according to government figures.