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Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
17.0%
Median: 17.3%
Countries Covered
139
with available data
Highest
Lesotho
35.4%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
0.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Lesotho35.4%
2Namibia33.9%
3Denmark33.4%
4New Zealand29.5%
5Luxembourg28.6%
By Region
Oceania26.5%(2 countries)
Europe22.0%(32 countries)
Other16.4%(73 countries)
South America15.2%(7 countries)
Africa14.0%(6 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.6%)High (35.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 17.0%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Other (73)
South America (7)
Africa (6)
North America (4)
Asia (15)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 35.4% |
| 2 | Namibia | 33.9% |
| 3 | Denmark | 33.4% |
| 4 | New Zealand | 29.5% |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 28.6% |
| 6 | Macao | 27.4% |
| 7 | Greece | 27.4% |
| 8 | Sweden | 27.2% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 26.9% |
| 10 | South Africa | 25.9% |
| 11 | Austria | 25.8% |
| 12 | Italy | 25.6% |
| 13 | Finland | 25.3% |
| 14 | Netherlands | 25.3% |
| 15 | Norway | 24.5% |
| 16 | Eswatini | 24.3% |
| 17 | Georgia | 24.3% |
| 18 | Malta | 24.1% |
| 19 | Samoa | 24.0% |
| 20 | Fiji | 23.9% |
| 21 | Cyprus | 23.9% |
| 22 | Serbia | 23.9% |
| 23 | Jamaica | 23.7% |
| 24 | Australia | 23.6% |
| 25 | Solomon Islands | 23.3% |
| 26 | Israel | 23.2% |
| 27 | Iceland | 23.2% |
| 28 | Belgium | 23.0% |
| 29 | France | 22.8% |
| 30 | Hungary | 22.7% |
| 31 | Estonia | 22.7% |
| 32 | Botswana | 22.4% |
| 33 | Armenia | 22.4% |
| 34 | Portugal | 22.3% |
| 35 | Lithuania | 21.9% |
| 36 | Mozambique | 21.8% |
| 37 | El Salvador | 21.8% |
| 38 | Timor-Leste | 21.6% |
| 39 | Nauru | 21.4% |
| 40 | Croatia | 21.2% |
| 41 | Ukraine | 21.0% |
| 42 | Slovenia | 21.0% |
| 43 | Morocco | 20.7% |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 20.7% |
| 45 | Mauritius | 20.5% |
| 46 | Tonga | 20.5% |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.2% |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 20.1% |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.6% |
| 50 | Senegal | 19.5% |
| 51 | Maldives | 19.5% |
| 52 | Slovakia | 19.1% |
| 53 | Zambia | 18.8% |
| 54 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 18.8% |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 18.7% |
| 56 | Czech Republic | 18.6% |
| 57 | Moldova, Republic of | 18.6% |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 18.4% |
| 59 | Chile | 18.3% |
| 60 | Palau | 18.1% |
| 61 | Albania | 18.0% |
| 62 | Poland | 18.0% |
| 63 | Ireland | 17.9% |
| 64 | Uruguay | 17.9% |
| 65 | Latvia | 17.6% |
| 66 | Türkiye | 17.6% |
| 67 | Kiribati | 17.5% |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 17.3% |
| 69 | Bahamas | 17.3% |
| 70 | San Marino | 17.3% |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 17.2% |
| 72 | Mongolia | 16.9% |
| 73 | Vanuatu | 16.5% |
| 74 | Romania | 16.2% |
| 75 | Peru | 15.9% |
| 76 | Malawi | 15.6% |
| 77 | Andorra | 15.6% |
| 78 | Papua New Guinea | 15.5% |
| 79 | Jordan | 15.5% |
| 80 | Brazil | 15.4% |
| 81 | Colombia | 15.2% |
| 82 | Thailand | 15.2% |
| 83 | Honduras | 15.1% |
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.0% |
| 85 | Spain | 14.9% |
| 86 | Mexico | 14.8% |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 14.7% |
| 88 | Philippines | 14.4% |
| 89 | Kenya | 14.1% |
| 90 | Nepal | 13.9% |
| 91 | Togo | 13.9% |
| 92 | Canada | 13.7% |
| 93 | Singapore | 13.6% |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 13.5% |
| 95 | South Korea | 13.3% |
| 96 | Ecuador | 13.1% |
| 97 | Rwanda | 13.1% |
| 98 | Belarus | 13.0% |
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.0% |
| 100 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12.7% |
| 101 | Burundi | 12.7% |
| 102 | Uganda | 12.6% |
| 103 | Malaysia | 12.4% |
| 104 | Ghana | 12.4% |
| 105 | Bhutan | 12.3% |
| 106 | Cambodia | 12.2% |
| 107 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.1% |
| 108 | Mali | 12.0% |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 11.9% |
| 110 | Guatemala | 11.6% |
| 111 | Cameroon | 11.3% |
| 112 | Paraguay | 11.3% |
| 113 | Lebanon | 11.1% |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 11.0% |
| 115 | Madagascar | 10.9% |
| 116 | Germany | 10.9% |
| 117 | Russian Federation | 10.9% |
| 118 | United States of America | 10.8% |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 10.7% |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.7% |
| 121 | Argentina | 10.4% |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 9.9% |
| 123 | Gabon | 9.5% |
| 124 | Switzerland | 9.5% |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.3% |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 8.2% |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 8.1% |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 7.6% |
| 129 | Angola | 7.6% |
| 130 | Panama | 7.2% |
| 131 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.0% |
| 132 | People's Republic of China | 7.0% |
| 133 | India | 6.9% |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.6% |
| 135 | Republic of the Congo | 6.5% |
| 136 | Ethiopia | 3.4% |
| 137 | Bahrain | 2.8% |
| 138 | Somalia | 2.2% |
| 139 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6% |
Showing 139 of 139 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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