Iran vs South Korea: Tax revenue

Iran

302.25 trillion current LCU

in 2009

South Korea

339.90 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Iran rank

3rd

South Korea rank

2nd

Tax revenue over time

Iran
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 339.90 trillion current LCU against 302.25 trillion current LCU in Iran, a difference of 37.65 trillion current LCU.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Korea ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 2nd of 157 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.