List of sovereign states by tax revenue to GDP ratio explained

This article lists countries alphabetically, with total tax revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for the listed countries. The tax percentage for each country listed in the source has been added to the chart.

According to World Bank, "GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.[1] Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue."[2]

UNU-WIDER data is more complex, total taxes consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Sources are IMF Country Reports[3] and OECD Revenue Statistics.[4] Data are in current national currency.

+ Tax revenue and total taxes
Country/Territory/Region/Group World Bank[5] [6] UNU-WIDER[7]
data-sort-type=number GDP Tax revenue Year data-sort-type=number GDP Total taxes Year
billion USD,
current prices
% of GDP billion USD,
current prices
billion NC,
current prices
% of GDP billion NC,
current prices
WORLD 2022
2022
2017 2020
2019 2022
2016
2021 2022
2022 2022
2022 2021
2022 2012
2021
2022 2020
2022 2021
2021 2021
2021 2022
2022 2021
1979 2022
2022 2021
2021 2022
2022 2020
2020 2020
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2020
2017 2022
2007
2022 2021
2016 2022
2022
2020 2020
2022 2022
2021 2012
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2022
2021 2019
2022 2022
2021 2022
2022 1999
2022
2020 2020
2022 2021
2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2020
2022
2022 2021
2022 2022
2022 2021
2015 2020
2002
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2019
2022 2021
2021 2022
2022 2021
2020 2021
2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2022
1992 2022
1990 2022
2019 2022
2022 2022
2022 2021
2022
2022 2021
2019
2020
2020 2021
2022 2021
2022
2022 2021
2022 2022
2018 2022
2022 2021
2009 2014
2019 2009
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2020 2022
2022 2022
1993 2021
2021 2022
2021 2022
2022 2022
2021 2021
2022 2021
2020 2020
2022 2021
2022
1998 2020
2022 2022
2021 2021
2013 2022
2012
2017 2022
2020
2022 2022
2022 2022
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2022
2022 2022
2022 2022
2021 2021
2022 2021
2020 2020
2021 2021
2020 2022
2022 2021
2019 2019
2021
2021 2021
2022 2022
2022
2022 2022
2022 2022
2022 2022
2022 2022
1980 2022
2007
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2021 2022
2020 2021
2022 2021
2022
2000 2021
2021 2022
2021 2021
2022 2021
2020 2020
2022 2022
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2021 2021
2008
2022 2021
2022 2020
2020 2022
2022 2018
2016 2020
2022 2022
2022 2022
2022 2022
2022
2021 2021
2021 2022
2020 2022
2022 2021
2022
2022
2022 2021
2022 2021
2022 2021
2021 2022
2020 2022
2008
2018
2022 2019
2022 2021
2022 2022
2008
2022 2016
2020 2022
2019 2022
2012 2020
2022 2021
2022
2023 2022
2022 2022
2022 2021
2020 2021
2022 2021
2020 2021
2017 2021
2015
2021
2021 2021
2021 2022
2012
2022 2021
2021 2022
2018 2021
SIDS: Pacific 2021
2019
Low & middle income economies (WB) 2022
Low-income economies (WB) 2016
Middle-income economies (WB) 2022
Lower middle income economies (WB) 2018
Upper middle income economies (WB) 2022
High-income economies (WB) 2022
2022
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) 2022
Notes:
WB: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.
UN-WIDER: Total taxes consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Data are in current national currency.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . GDP (current US$) . databank.worldbank.org . 2024-09-07.
  2. Web site: . Tax revenue (% of GDP) . databank.worldbank.org . 2024-09-07.
  3. Web site: . World Economic Outlook Database . imf.org . 2024-09-07.
  4. Web site: . https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?tenant=archive&df[ds=DisseminateArchiveDMZ&df[id]=DF_RS_GBL&df[ag]=OECD&dq=...&lom=LASTNPERIODS&lo=5&to[TIME_PERIOD]=false Global Revenue Statistics Database ]. data-explorer.oecd.org . 2024-09-07.
  5. Web site: . GDP (current US$) . databank.worldbank.org . 2024-09-07.
  6. Web site: . Tax revenue (% of GDP) . databank.worldbank.org . 2024-09-07.
  7. Web site: . Total taxes . GRD – The Government Revenue Dataset . www5.wider.unu.edu . 2024-09-07.