economic2023

Government revenues as a share of GDP

Name: Government revenues as a share of GDP
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: economic, %, government, revenues, share, gdp

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•180 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

31.5%

Median: 29.2%

Countries Covered

180

with available data

Highest

Nauru

170.2%

Lowest

Nigeria

5.0%

Top 5 Countries

1Nauru170.2%

2Timor-Leste108.3%

3Montserrat94.4%

4Kiribati94.1%

5Marshall Islands73.2%

By Region

Europe43.8%(31 countries)

Oceania35.7%(2 countries)

Other30.4%(101 countries)

South America29.4%(7 countries)

North America27.7%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.0%)High (170.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 31.5%)

Europe (31)

Oceania (2)

Other (101)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Asia (26)

Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Nauru	170.2%
2	Timor-Leste	108.3%
3	Montserrat	94.4%
4	Kiribati	94.1%
5	Marshall Islands	73.2%
6	Norway	62.2%
7	Ukraine	54.8%
8	Tonga	53.5%
9	Finland	51.8%
10	France	50.4%
11	Oman	49.9%
12	Palau	49.8%
13	Austria	49.4%
14	Denmark	49.3%
15	Belgium	49.3%
16	Greece	48.4%
17	Sweden	47.7%
18	Luxembourg	46.6%
19	Serbia	46.3%
20	Croatia	46.2%
21	Italy	46.1%
22	Cyprus	45.9%
23	Germany	45.5%
24	Afghanistan	45.3%
25	Lesotho	44.1%
26	Slovenia	43.9%
27	Iceland	43.5%
28	Belarus	43.5%
29	Portugal	43.4%
30	Samoa	43.2%
31	Russian Federation	42.5%
32	San Marino	42.3%
33	Netherlands	42.1%
34	Canada	42.0%
35	Hungary	42.0%
36	Dominica	42.0%
37	Poland	41.7%
38	Bosnia and Herzegovina	41.2%
39	Spain	41.2%
40	Kyrgyzstan	40.7%
41	Algeria	40.4%
42	Latvia	39.7%
43	Estonia	39.6%
44	Japan	39.4%
45	Iraq	39.2%
46	Czech Republic	39.1%
47	United Kingdom	38.8%
48	Kuwait	38.6%
49	Brazil	37.9%
50	Azerbaijan	37.8%
51	New Zealand	37.5%
52	Lithuania	37.1%
53	Bulgaria	37.0%
54	Bolivia	36.8%
55	South Africa	36.5%
56	Montenegro	36.1%
57	Uruguay	36.0%
58	Jordan	35.9%
59	Vanuatu	35.7%
60	Saudi Arabia	35.5%
61	Namibia	35.1%
62	Colombia	35.0%
63	Israel	34.3%
64	Qatar	34.2%
65	South Korea	34.0%
66	Australia	34.0%
67	Micronesia, Federated States of	33.8%
68	Mongolia	33.7%
69	Romania	33.6%
70	Moldova, Republic of	33.1%
71	Tunisia	32.8%
72	Seychelles	32.5%
73	Switzerland	32.5%
74	Ecuador	32.5%
75	Andorra	32.3%
76	Tajikistan	32.1%
77	The Republic of North Macedonia	31.9%
78	Bhutan	31.3%
79	Malta	31.3%
80	Islamic Republic of Iran	31.2%
81	Equatorial Guinea	30.8%
82	Costa Rica	30.5%
83	Georgia	30.4%
84	Türkiye	30.3%
85	Belize	29.9%
86	United States of America	29.9%
87	Barbados	29.7%
88	United Arab Emirates	29.5%
89	Botswana	29.4%
90	Mozambique	29.3%
91	Anguilla	29.1%
92	Jamaica	29.1%
93	Nepal	28.9%
94	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	28.8%
95	South Sudan	28.7%
96	El Salvador	27.9%
97	Solomon Islands	27.3%
98	Yemen	27.2%
99	Maldives	27.0%
100	Saint Kitts and Nevis	26.7%
101	Morocco	26.6%
102	Cape Verde	26.6%
103	Macao	26.6%
104	Liberia	26.4%
105	Uzbekistan	26.2%
106	People's Republic of China	25.8%
107	Rwanda	25.8%
108	Grenada	25.8%
109	Suriname	25.7%
110	Eswatini	25.7%
111	Armenia	25.6%
112	Zambia	25.3%
113	Chile	25.1%
114	Senegal	25.1%
115	Burkina Faso	24.7%
116	Saint Lucia	24.6%
117	Mauritius	24.2%
118	Somalia	24.2%
119	Fiji	24.2%
120	Trinidad and Tobago	23.9%
121	Honduras	23.6%
122	Sao Tome and Principe	23.6%
123	Kazakhstan	23.4%
124	Republic of the Congo	22.9%
125	Ireland	22.9%
126	Mexico	22.5%
127	Egypt	22.0%
128	Nicaragua	21.6%
129	Peru	21.5%
130	Burundi	21.3%
131	Thailand	20.8%
132	Hong Kong	20.5%
133	Angola	20.2%
134	Cambodia	19.9%
135	Bahamas	19.9%
136	Togo	19.8%
137	Chad	19.7%
138	Antigua and Barbuda	19.6%
139	Niger	19.3%
140	Sierra Leone	19.2%
141	Kenya	18.9%
142	Vietnam	18.7%
143	Republic of The Gambia	18.5%
144	Democratic Republic of the Congo	18.4%
145	Singapore	18.4%
146	Paraguay	18.3%
147	Argentina	18.0%
148	Papua New Guinea	17.8%
149	Malawi	17.8%
150	Benin	17.8%
151	Malaysia	17.3%
152	Guatemala	16.5%
153	Myanmar	16.4%
154	Bahrain	16.3%
155	Mali	16.1%
156	Dominican Republic	16.1%
157	Guinea-Bissau	16.0%
158	Cote d'Ivoire	15.9%
159	Ghana	15.8%
160	Philippines	15.7%
161	Pakistan	15.3%
162	Indonesia	15.2%
163	Uganda	15.1%
164	Lao People's Democratic Republic	14.8%
165	Gabon	14.5%
166	Guinea	14.1%
167	Cameroon	14.1%
168	Central African Republic	14.0%
169	United Republic of Tanzania	13.8%
170	Zimbabwe	13.2%
171	Lebanon	13.0%
172	Panama	11.9%
173	Madagascar	11.6%
174	Bangladesh	11.2%
175	India	9.1%
176	Sudan	9.1%
177	Sri Lanka	8.4%
178	State of Palestine	7.8%
179	Ethiopia	5.5%
180	Nigeria	5.0%

Showing 180 of 180 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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