Tax revenue (% of GDP) by country
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Countries reporting
157
Highest
35.4%
Lesotho
Lowest
0.6%
United Arab Emirates
Median
16.9%
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
5,672
What the numbers show
Tax revenue (% of GDP) is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 35.4% in Lesotho; the lowest is 0.6% in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.9%, and the mean is 16.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 55.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 203.8%), and the largest decrease in East Timor (down 85.3%).
Tax revenue: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 35.4% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 2 | Namibia | 33.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 33.4% | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 4 | New Zealand | 29.5% | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 28.6% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 6 | Macao | 27.4% | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 27.4% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 27.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 26.9% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 25.9% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 25.8% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 25.6% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 25.3% | 2024 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 25.3% | 2024 | up 17.0% | flat |
| 15 | Norway | 24.5% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 16 | Eswatini | 24.3% | 2021 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 17 | Georgia | 24.3% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 24.1% | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 19 | Samoa | 24.0% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 20 | Fiji | 23.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Cyprus | 23.9% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 23.9% | 2022 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.8% | 2017 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 24 | Jamaica | 23.7% | 2020 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 25 | Australia | 23.6% | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 26 | Barbados | 23.4% | 2016 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 23.3% | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 28 | Israel | 23.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 23.2% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 23.0% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 31 | France | 22.8% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 22.7% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 22.7% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 34 | Botswana | 22.4% | 2023 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 35 | Armenia | 22.4% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 22.3% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 37 | Seychelles | 22.1% | 2008 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 38 | Lithuania | 21.9% | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 39 | Mozambique | 21.8% | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 40 | El Salvador | 21.8% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 41 | East Timor | 21.6% | 2022 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Nauru | 21.4% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 43 | Belize | 21.3% | 2017 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 21.2% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 45 | Ukraine | 21.0% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 46 | Slovenia | 21.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 47 | Morocco | 20.7% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 20.7% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritius | 20.5% | 2024 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 50 | Tonga | 20.5% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.2% | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 52 | Tunisia | 20.1% | 2012 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 20.1% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.6% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 55 | Senegal | 19.5% | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 56 | Maldives | 19.5% | 2021 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 19.1% | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 58 | Zambia | 18.8% | 2024 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 18.8% | 2024 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 18.7% | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 18.6% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 62 | Moldova | 18.6% | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 18.4% | 2020 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 64 | Chile | 18.3% | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 18.2% | 2017 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 66 | Palau | 18.1% | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 67 | Albania | 18.0% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 68 | Poland | 18.0% | 2023 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 69 | Ireland | 17.9% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 70 | Uruguay | 17.9% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 71 | Latvia | 17.6% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 72 | Turkey | 17.6% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 73 | Kiribati | 17.5% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 17.3% | 2024 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 75 | Bahamas | 17.3% | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 76 | San Marino | 17.3% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 77 | Marshall Islands | 17.2% | 2020 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 78 | Bolivia | 17.0% | 2007 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 79 | Mongolia | 16.9% | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.8% | 2019 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 16.5% | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 82 | Romania | 16.2% | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 15.9% | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 84 | Malawi | 15.6% | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 85 | Andorra | 15.6% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 15.5% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 87 | Jordan | 15.5% | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 88 | Brazil | 15.4% | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 89 | Colombia | 15.2% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 90 | Thailand | 15.2% | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 91 | Honduras | 15.1% | 2020 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.0% | 2020 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 93 | Spain | 14.9% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 94 | Mexico | 14.8% | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 14.7% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 96 | Philippines | 14.4% | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 97 | Kenya | 14.1% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 98 | Nepal | 13.9% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 99 | Togo | 13.9% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 100 | Canada | 13.7% | 2024 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 101 | Singapore | 13.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 13.5% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 103 | South Korea | 13.3% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 104 | Ecuador | 13.1% | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 105 | Rwanda | 13.1% | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 106 | Belarus | 13.0% | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.0% | 2023 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 108 | Tanzania | 12.7% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 109 | Burundi | 12.7% | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 110 | Uganda | 12.6% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 111 | Egypt | 12.5% | 2015 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 112 | Malaysia | 12.4% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 113 | Ghana | 12.4% | 2023 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 114 | Bhutan | 12.3% | 2020 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 115 | Cambodia | 12.2% | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 116 | Laos | 12.1% | 2022 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 117 | Mali | 12.0% | 2020 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 11.9% | 2023 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 119 | Niger | 11.8% | 1980 | — | rising |
| 120 | Guatemala | 11.6% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 121 | Cameroon | 11.3% | 2021 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 122 | Paraguay | 11.3% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 123 | Lebanon | 11.1% | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 124 | Indonesia | 11.1% | 2009 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 11.0% | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 126 | Madagascar | 10.9% | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 127 | Germany | 10.9% | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 128 | Russia | 10.9% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 129 | United States | 10.8% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 10.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 131 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10.7% | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 132 | Argentina | 10.4% | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 9.9% | 2017 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 9.9% | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 135 | Gabon | 9.5% | 2021 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 136 | Switzerland | 9.5% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.3% | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 8.2% | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 139 | Saudi Arabia | 8.1% | 2024 | up 203.8% | rising |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 7.6% | 2021 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 141 | Angola | 7.6% | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 142 | Sudan | 7.4% | 2016 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Iran | 7.4% | 2009 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 7.2% | 2018 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 145 | Panama | 7.2% | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 146 | Micronesia (country) | 7.0% | 2020 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 147 | China | 7.0% | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 148 | India | 6.9% | 2022 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.6% | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 150 | Congo | 6.5% | 2021 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 151 | Myanmar | 6.0% | 2019 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 152 | Ethiopia | 3.4% | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 153 | Bahrain | 2.8% | 2020 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Somalia | 2.2% | 2024 | up 19.7% | flat |
| 155 | Kuwait | 1.5% | 1998 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Iraq | 1.3% | 2019 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6% | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 22.0%
- Pacific island small states 20.9%
- Small states 20.5%
- European Union 19.9%
- Europe & Central Asia 19.7%
- Euro area 19.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 18.7%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 18.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 17.8%
- Caribbean small states 17.7%
- OECD members 15.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 15.6%
About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.