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Tax revenues (% of 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 Data190 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
20.7% of GDP
Median: 19.5% of GDP
Countries Covered
190
with available data
Highest
France
43.8% of GDP
Lowest
Libya
1.0% of GDP
Top 5 Countries
1France43.8% of GDP
2Denmark43.4% of GDP
3Finland42.7% of GDP
4Belgium42.6% of GDP
5Austria42.5% of GDP
By Region
Europe36.1% of GDP(32 countries)
Oceania32.5% of GDP(2 countries)
South America23.5% of GDP(7 countries)
North America21.5% of GDP(4 countries)
Other17.7% of GDP(114 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.0% of GDP)High (43.8% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.7% of GDP)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (114)
Africa (7)
Asia (24)

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
1France43.8% of GDP
2Denmark43.4% of GDP
3Finland42.7% of GDP
4Belgium42.6% of GDP
5Austria42.5% of GDP
6Italy42.0% of GDP
7Norway41.4% of GDP
8Sweden41.4% of GDP
9Luxembourg40.9% of GDP
10Greece39.8% of GDP
11Netherlands38.5% of GDP
12Serbia38.4% of GDP
13Croatia38.0% of GDP
14Germany37.5% of GDP
15Bosnia and Herzegovina37.1% of GDP
16Montenegro36.8% of GDP
17Spain36.4% of GDP
18Slovenia36.4% of GDP
19Portugal35.8% of GDP
20Iceland35.6% of GDP
21Slovakia35.5% of GDP
22Belarus35.3% of GDP
23Poland35.1% of GDP
24United Kingdom34.9% of GDP
25Japan34.9% of GDP
26Canada34.8% of GDP
27Tunisia34.8% of GDP
28New Zealand34.7% of GDP
29Hungary34.2% of GDP
30Czech Republic33.7% of GDP
31Estonia33.5% of GDP
32Malta32.8% of GDP
33Brazil32.7% of GDP
34Lithuania32.6% of GDP
35Latvia31.9% of GDP
36Ukraine31.4% of GDP
37Mongolia31.3% of GDP
38Moldova, Republic of30.6% of GDP
39Russian Federation30.5% of GDP
40Lesotho30.4% of GDP
41Australia30.4% of GDP
42Bulgaria30.0% of GDP
43Israel29.8% of GDP
44Argentina29.6% of GDP
45The Republic of North Macedonia29.5% of GDP
46Cyprus28.2% of GDP
47Liechtenstein28.1% of GDP
48South Africa28.1% of GDP
49Nicaragua27.8% of GDP
50Jamaica27.8% of GDP
51Eswatini27.7% of GDP
52Romania27.5% of GDP
53Seychelles27.2% of GDP
54Namibia27.0% of GDP
55South Korea26.9% of GDP
56Switzerland26.8% of GDP
57Samoa26.4% of GDP
58Saint Vincent and the Grenadines26.2% of GDP
59Barbados26.2% of GDP
60Uruguay25.9% of GDP
61Kyrgyzstan25.9% of GDP
62Albania25.5% of GDP
63Colombia25.2% of GDP
64Costa Rica24.9% of GDP
65United States of America24.8% of GDP
66Georgia24.6% of GDP
67Grenada23.7% of GDP
68Maldives23.6% of GDP
69Türkiye23.2% of GDP
70Armenia23.0% of GDP
71Botswana22.8% of GDP
72Marshall Islands22.5% of GDP
73Azerbaijan22.5% of GDP
74Dominica22.3% of GDP
75Tonga22.2% of GDP
76People's Republic of China22.1% of GDP
77Ireland21.9% of GDP
78Belize21.7% of GDP
79Solomon Islands21.6% of GDP
80Honduras21.6% of GDP
81Bolivia21.5% of GDP
82Macao21.3% of GDP
83Mauritius21.1% of GDP
84Morocco21.0% of GDP
85Mozambique20.9% of GDP
86Fiji20.7% of GDP
87El Salvador20.6% of GDP
88Gabon20.5% of GDP
89Kazakhstan20.5% of GDP
90Nauru20.3% of GDP
91Venezuela20.2% of GDP
92United Arab Emirates20.0% of GDP
93Trinidad and Tobago19.9% of GDP
94Tajikistan19.7% of GDP
95Eritrea19.5% of GDP
96Senegal19.4% of GDP
97Saint Lucia19.4% of GDP
98Saint Kitts and Nevis19.3% of GDP
99Chile18.9% of GDP
100Cape Verde18.8% of GDP
101Uzbekistan18.8% of GDP
102Suriname18.6% of GDP
103Aruba18.5% of GDP
104Burkina Faso18.4% of GDP
105Kiribati18.3% of GDP
106Anguilla18.2% of GDP
107Vanuatu18.1% of GDP
108Palau18.1% of GDP
109Antigua and Barbuda18.0% of GDP
110Cuba17.7% of GDP
111Nepal17.7% of GDP
112India17.3% of GDP
113San Marino17.3% of GDP
114Bahamas17.3% of GDP
115Angola17.2% of GDP
116Jordan17.2% of GDP
117Thailand17.0% of GDP
118Peru16.9% of GDP
119Micronesia, Federated States of16.5% of GDP
120Zambia16.2% of GDP
121Burundi16.1% of GDP
122Kenya16.1% of GDP
123Papua New Guinea15.8% of GDP
124Mali15.5% of GDP
125Ecuador15.1% of GDP
126Malawi15.1% of GDP
127Togo14.9% of GDP
128Zimbabwe14.9% of GDP
129Dominican Republic14.3% of GDP
130Mexico14.3% of GDP
131Philippines14.1% of GDP
132Singapore14.0% of GDP
133Rwanda14.0% of GDP
134Cote d'Ivoire13.6% of GDP
135Ghana13.5% of GDP
136Hong Kong13.3% of GDP
137Tuvalu13.3% of GDP
138Cameroon13.0% of GDP
139Mauritania12.6% of GDP
140Malaysia12.6% of GDP
141Panama12.5% of GDP
142Uganda12.5% of GDP
143Bhutan12.4% of GDP
144Pakistan12.4% of GDP
145Guatemala12.3% of GDP
146Cambodia12.0% of GDP
147Turkmenistan11.9% of GDP
148Guinea11.9% of GDP
149Benin11.6% of GDP
150Sao Tome and Principe11.5% of GDP
151Liberia11.5% of GDP
152United Republic of Tanzania11.5% of GDP
153Paraguay11.3% of GDP
154Djibouti11.3% of GDP
155Equatorial Guinea11.3% of GDP
156Lao People's Democratic Republic10.6% of GDP
157Syrian Arab Republic10.5% of GDP
158Madagascar10.4% of GDP
159Guyana10.3% of GDP
160Indonesia10.3% of GDP
161Sri Lanka9.8% of GDP
162Republic of The Gambia9.5% of GDP
163Democratic Republic of the Congo9.3% of GDP
164Guinea-Bissau9.2% of GDP
165Timor-Leste8.7% of GDP
166Comoros8.2% of GDP
167Niger8.1% of GDP
168Saudi Arabia8.0% of GDP
169Republic of the Congo7.8% of GDP
170Bangladesh7.3% of GDP
171Central African Republic7.2% of GDP
172Nigeria7.2% of GDP
173Islamic Republic of Iran7.0% of GDP
174Yemen7.0% of GDP
175Ethiopia6.8% of GDP
176Afghanistan6.8% of GDP
177State of Palestine6.6% of GDP
178Myanmar6.4% of GDP
179Sierra Leone6.3% of GDP
180Lebanon5.8% of GDP
181Chad5.7% of GDP
182Brunei Darussalam5.6% of GDP
183Qatar4.4% of GDP
184Oman4.4% of GDP
185Haiti4.0% of GDP
186Sudan3.1% of GDP
187Bahrain2.8% of GDP
188Somalia2.1% of GDP
189Kuwait1.2% of GDP
190Libya1.0% of GDP
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Data Source

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

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