economic2023
Share of central government spending funded by taxes
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
57.4%
Median: 57.2%
Countries Covered
180
with available data
Highest
Nicaragua
105.0%
Lowest
Kuwait
2.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Nicaragua105.0%
2Benin102.4%
3Grenada98.4%
4Denmark93.9%
5Algeria91.4%
By Region
Oceania76.3%(2 countries)
North America62.8%(4 countries)
South America60.6%(7 countries)
Other58.5%(101 countries)
Europe57.8%(31 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.3%)High (105.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 57.4%)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (101)
Europe (31)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
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 | Nicaragua | 105.0% |
| 2 | Benin | 102.4% |
| 3 | Grenada | 98.4% |
| 4 | Denmark | 93.9% |
| 5 | Algeria | 91.4% |
| 6 | Macao | 90.9% |
| 7 | Singapore | 85.2% |
| 8 | Saint Lucia | 84.3% |
| 9 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 83.9% |
| 10 | Armenia | 83.9% |
| 11 | Sweden | 83.7% |
| 12 | Belize | 83.3% |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 82.9% |
| 14 | Ireland | 82.7% |
| 15 | Uruguay | 81.7% |
| 16 | Eswatini | 81.3% |
| 17 | State of Palestine | 80.3% |
| 18 | Seychelles | 80.1% |
| 19 | Jamaica | 79.5% |
| 20 | Barbados | 79.5% |
| 21 | New Zealand | 78.2% |
| 22 | Vietnam | 78.2% |
| 23 | Georgia | 76.3% |
| 24 | Anguilla | 75.4% |
| 25 | Nepal | 75.1% |
| 26 | Guinea | 75.0% |
| 27 | Liberia | 74.6% |
| 28 | Australia | 74.4% |
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | 74.1% |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 73.4% |
| 31 | Iceland | 73.2% |
| 32 | Bahamas | 73.0% |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 72.9% |
| 34 | Suriname | 72.9% |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 71.6% |
| 36 | Fiji | 71.5% |
| 37 | Chile | 71.2% |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 71.0% |
| 39 | Burundi | 70.9% |
| 40 | South Africa | 70.9% |
| 41 | Thailand | 70.9% |
| 42 | Bolivia | 70.6% |
| 43 | Mozambique | 70.6% |
| 44 | Norway | 70.6% |
| 45 | Guatemala | 70.6% |
| 46 | Canada | 70.1% |
| 47 | Indonesia | 69.6% |
| 48 | Mali | 69.4% |
| 49 | Sudan | 68.5% |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 68.4% |
| 51 | El Salvador | 68.3% |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 68.0% |
| 53 | Peru | 67.8% |
| 54 | Mauritius | 67.6% |
| 55 | Morocco | 67.6% |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 67.1% |
| 57 | Cameroon | 67.0% |
| 58 | Botswana | 66.8% |
| 59 | Namibia | 66.2% |
| 60 | Chad | 65.8% |
| 61 | United Republic of Tanzania | 65.8% |
| 62 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65.1% |
| 63 | Philippines | 64.6% |
| 64 | Senegal | 64.4% |
| 65 | Samoa | 63.6% |
| 66 | Switzerland | 63.3% |
| 67 | Uganda | 63.2% |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 62.7% |
| 69 | Israel | 62.5% |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 62.5% |
| 71 | Kenya | 61.6% |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 61.5% |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 61.5% |
| 74 | Netherlands | 61.4% |
| 75 | Cambodia | 61.2% |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 61.1% |
| 77 | Malta | 60.8% |
| 78 | Madagascar | 60.3% |
| 79 | Portugal | 60.0% |
| 80 | Zambia | 59.9% |
| 81 | Cyprus | 59.1% |
| 82 | Lithuania | 59.0% |
| 83 | Colombia | 58.9% |
| 84 | Mexico | 58.1% |
| 85 | Belarus | 58.0% |
| 86 | Tunisia | 57.7% |
| 87 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 57.7% |
| 88 | Croatia | 57.4% |
| 89 | Lebanon | 57.4% |
| 90 | Gabon | 57.2% |
| 91 | Lesotho | 57.1% |
| 92 | Belgium | 56.7% |
| 93 | Greece | 56.5% |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 56.5% |
| 95 | Malaysia | 56.4% |
| 96 | Togo | 56.2% |
| 97 | Niger | 56.2% |
| 98 | Honduras | 55.3% |
| 99 | South Korea | 55.2% |
| 100 | Finland | 55.0% |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 54.8% |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 54.4% |
| 103 | Pakistan | 54.2% |
| 104 | Italy | 54.1% |
| 105 | Cape Verde | 53.7% |
| 106 | Moldova, Republic of | 53.5% |
| 107 | Serbia | 53.4% |
| 108 | Türkiye | 53.3% |
| 109 | Spain | 52.9% |
| 110 | Andorra | 52.9% |
| 111 | Austria | 52.8% |
| 112 | Maldives | 52.7% |
| 113 | United States of America | 52.4% |
| 114 | Brazil | 52.2% |
| 115 | France | 52.0% |
| 116 | Montenegro | 52.0% |
| 117 | Hungary | 51.9% |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 51.8% |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.8% |
| 120 | Latvia | 51.5% |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 51.4% |
| 122 | Japan | 51.3% |
| 123 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 51.2% |
| 124 | Estonia | 50.9% |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 50.8% |
| 126 | Germany | 50.4% |
| 127 | Ethiopia | 50.3% |
| 128 | Mongolia | 49.9% |
| 129 | Angola | 49.8% |
| 130 | Argentina | 49.7% |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 49.3% |
| 132 | Tonga | 49.3% |
| 133 | People's Republic of China | 48.8% |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 48.6% |
| 135 | Hong Kong | 48.5% |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.0% |
| 137 | Ghana | 47.8% |
| 138 | Paraguay | 47.7% |
| 139 | Malawi | 47.6% |
| 140 | India | 47.4% |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47.2% |
| 142 | Qatar | 46.9% |
| 143 | Rwanda | 46.3% |
| 144 | Jordan | 46.3% |
| 145 | Dominica | 46.2% |
| 146 | Poland | 46.0% |
| 147 | Slovenia | 44.8% |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 44.7% |
| 149 | Republic of The Gambia | 44.3% |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 44.0% |
| 151 | Czech Republic | 43.8% |
| 152 | San Marino | 42.9% |
| 153 | Ecuador | 42.3% |
| 154 | Romania | 41.8% |
| 155 | Panama | 41.7% |
| 156 | Sri Lanka | 41.4% |
| 157 | Egypt | 38.2% |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 38.0% |
| 159 | Bhutan | 37.6% |
| 160 | Nauru | 36.0% |
| 161 | Somalia | 35.3% |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.8% |
| 163 | Republic of the Congo | 33.9% |
| 164 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 32.7% |
| 165 | Myanmar | 32.4% |
| 166 | Ukraine | 32.1% |
| 167 | Palau | 30.7% |
| 168 | Marshall Islands | 26.1% |
| 169 | Montserrat | 25.3% |
| 170 | Saudi Arabia | 24.5% |
| 171 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.4% |
| 172 | Nigeria | 23.2% |
| 173 | Yemen | 20.8% |
| 174 | Afghanistan | 20.6% |
| 175 | Kiribati | 19.4% |
| 176 | South Sudan | 16.3% |
| 177 | Bahrain | 10.1% |
| 178 | Oman | 5.6% |
| 179 | Iraq | 3.7% |
| 180 | Kuwait | 2.3% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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