Bolivia: Tax revenue

The latest value from 2007 is 16.96 percent, an increase from 16.82 percent in 2006. In comparison, the world average is 18.02 percent, based on data from 109 countries. Historically, the average for Bolivia from 1985 to 2007 is 11.21 percent. The minimum value, 7.09 percent, was reached in 1989 while the maximum of 16.96 percent was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutionalunits 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.