Tax revenue - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Tax revenue, percent of GDP, 2019 - Country rankings:

The average for 2019 based on 116 countries was 17.48 percent.The highest value was in Denmark: 34.28 percent and the lowest value was in Somalia: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank

Select indicator

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Download data

Countries	Tax revenue, 2019	Global rank	Available data
Denmark	34.28	1	1972 - 2019
Lesotho	32.88	2	1982 - 2019
Namibia	30.46	3	1990 - 2019
Macao	29.71	4	1996 - 2019
New Zealand	28.16	5	1972 - 2019
Jamaica	27.45	6	1988 - 2019
Sweden	27.3	7	1972 - 2019
Mozambique	26.9	8	2010 - 2019
Luxembourg	26.58	9	1972 - 2019
Greece	26.19	10	1972 - 2019
Samoa	26.17	11	2012 - 2019
Kiribati	25.68	12	2011 - 2019
Austria	25.58	13	1972 - 2019
Malta	25.5	14	1972 - 2019
UK	24.91	15	1972 - 2019
Italy	24.59	16	1973 - 2019
France	24.55	17	1972 - 2019
South Africa	24.22	18	1972 - 2019
Serbia	24.05	19	2007 - 2019
Netherlands	24.02	20	1973 - 2019
Cyprus	23.45	21	1975 - 2019
Australia	23.41	22	1972 - 2019
Norway	23.16	23	1972 - 2019
Georgia	23.12	24	1995 - 2020
Solomon Isl.	22.93	25	2011 - 2020
Fiji	22.68	26	1990 - 2019
Belgium	22.61	27	1995 - 2019
Hungary	22.48	28	1991 - 2019
Israel	22.36	29	1995 - 2019
Armenia	22.29	30	2004 - 2019
Portugal	22.2	31	1973 - 2019
Iceland	21.78	32	1972 - 2019
Croatia	21.71	33	1995 - 2019
Morocco	21.42	34	1990 - 2019
Estonia	21.32	35	1995 - 2019
Botswana	21.27	36	1990 - 2019
Latvia	21.27	37	1995 - 2019
Finland	20.67	38	1972 - 2019
Palau	20.42	39	2008 - 2019
Bulgaria	20.23	40	1990 - 2019
Bosnia & Herz.	20.1	41	2005 - 2019
Mauritius	19.95	42	1976 - 2019
Lithuania	19.83	43	1995 - 2019
Nepal	19.81	44	1990 - 2019
Cambodia	19.73	45	2002 - 2019
Micronesia	19.23	46	2008 - 2019
Euro area	19.22	47	1972 - 2019
Ukraine	19.2	48	1999 - 2019
Slovakia	18.7	49	1995 - 2019
Slovenia	18.28	50	1995 - 2019
Albania	18.15	51	1995 - 2019
Uruguay	18.15	52	1972 - 2019
El Salvador	18.07	53	1998 - 2019
Chile	17.8	54	1972 - 2019
Ireland	17.73	55	1972 - 2019
Vanuatu	17.63	56	1990 - 2019
Nicaragua	17.54	57	1990 - 2019
Moldova	17.31	58	1996 - 2019
Poland	17.3	59	1994 - 2019
North Macedonia	17.08	60	2005 - 2019
San Marino	16.91	61	2002 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan	16.86	62	2014 - 2019
Bahamas	16.7	63	1990 - 2019
Zambia	16.68	64	1990 - 2019
Turkey	16.53	65	1972 - 2020
Burkina Faso	15.5	66	2002 - 2019
Lebanon	15.3	67	1997 - 2019
South Korea	15.2	68	1972 - 2019
Colombia	15.07	69	1998 - 2019
Kenya	15.07	70	2014 - 2019
Jordan	14.81	71	1990 - 2019
Czechia	14.69	72	1993 - 2019
Thailand	14.65	73	1972 - 2019
Romania	14.6	74	1981 - 2019
Rwanda	14.59	75	1973 - 2019
Peru	14.52	76	1972 - 2019
Mali	14.5	77	2000 - 2019
Philippines	14.49	78	1990 - 2019
Azerbaijan	14.22	79	1994 - 2019
Spain	13.76	80	1972 - 2019
Brazil	13.74	81	2010 - 2019
Costa Rica	13.45	82	1972 - 2019
Belarus	13.3	83	1992 - 2019
Domin. Rep.	13.3	84	1972 - 2019
Canada	13.27	85	1990 - 2019
Singapore	13.24	86	1972 - 2019
Togo	13.16	87	2004 - 2019
Mexico	13.14	88	1972 - 2019
Papua N.G.	13.02	89	1990 - 2019
Uzbekistan	12.7	90	2011 - 2019
Uganda	12.24	91	2015 - 2019
Ghana	12.04	92	1990 - 2019
Ivory Coast	12.03	93	1990 - 2019
Malawi	12	94	2009 - 2020
Malaysia	11.93	95	1996 - 2019
Kazakhstan	11.79	96	1997 - 2019
Sri Lanka	11.56	97	1990 - 2019
Gabon	11.48	98	2012 - 2019
Germany	11.4	99	1972 - 2019
Russia	10.98	100	1999 - 2019
Madagascar	10.53	101	1990 - 2019
Argentina	10.48	102	1990 - 2019
Guatemala	10.46	103	1990 - 2019
USA	10.02	104	1972 - 2020
Paraguay	10	105	2005 - 2019
Switzerland	9.78	106	1980 - 2019
Indonesia	9.75	107	1972 - 2019
G.-Bissau	9.46	108	2017 - 2019
Angola	9.38	109	1999 - 2019
Eq. Guinea	9.26	110	2006 - 2019
Saudi Arabia	7.4	111	2010 - 2019
Ethiopia	6.66	112	1990 - 2019
Burma	6.44	113	1973 - 2019
Iraq	1.34	114	2014 - 2019
UA Emirates	0.97	115	1997 - 2019
Somalia	0	116	2017 - 2019

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

1. Denmark

2. Lesotho

3. Namibia

4. Macao

5. New Zealand

6. Jamaica

7. Sweden

8. Mozambique

9. Luxembourg

10. Greece

11. Samoa

12. Kiribati

13. Austria

14. Malta

15. UK

16. Italy

17. France

18. South Africa

19. Serbia

20. Netherlands

21. Cyprus

22. Australia

23. Norway

24. Georgia

25. Solomon Isl.

26. Fiji

27. Belgium

28. Hungary

29. Israel

30. Armenia

31. Portugal

32. Iceland

33. Croatia

34. Morocco

35. Estonia

36. Botswana

37. Latvia

38. Finland

39. Palau

40. Bulgaria

41. Bosnia & Herz.

42. Mauritius

43. Lithuania

44. Nepal

45. Cambodia

46. Micronesia

47. Euro area

48. Ukraine

49. Slovakia

50. Slovenia

51. Albania

52. Uruguay

53. El Salvador

54. Chile

55. Ireland

56. Vanuatu

57. Nicaragua

58. Moldova

59. Poland

60. North Macedonia

61. San Marino

62. Kyrgyzstan

63. Bahamas

64. Zambia

65. Turkey

66. Burkina Faso

67. Lebanon

68. South Korea

69. Colombia

70. Kenya

71. Jordan

72. Czechia

73. Thailand

74. Romania

75. Rwanda

76. Peru

77. Mali

78. Philippines

79. Azerbaijan

80. Spain

81. Brazil

82. Costa Rica

83. Belarus

84. Domin. Rep.

85. Canada

86. Singapore

87. Togo

88. Mexico

89. Papua N.G.

90. Uzbekistan

91. Uganda

92. Ghana

93. Ivory Coast

94. Malawi

95. Malaysia

96. Kazakhstan

97. Sri Lanka

98. Gabon

99. Germany

100. Russia

101. Madagascar

102. Argentina

103. Guatemala

104. USA

105. Paraguay

106. Switzerland

107. Indonesia

108. G.-Bissau

109. Angola

110. Eq. Guinea

111. Saudi Arabia

112. Ethiopia

113. Burma

114. Iraq

115. UA Emirates

116. Somalia

34.28

32.88

30.46

29.71

28.16

27.45

27.30

26.90

26.58

26.19

26.17

25.68

25.58

25.50

24.91

24.59

24.55

24.22

24.05

24.02

23.45

23.41

23.16

23.12

22.93

22.68

22.61

22.48

22.36

22.29

22.20

21.78

21.71

21.42

21.32

21.27

20.67

20.42

20.23

20.10

19.95

19.83

19.81

19.73

19.23

19.22

19.20

18.70

18.28

18.15

18.07

17.80

17.73

17.63

17.54

17.31

17.30

17.08

16.91

16.86

16.70

16.68

16.53

15.50

15.30

15.20

15.07

14.81

14.69

14.65

14.60

14.59

14.52

14.50

14.49

14.22

13.76

13.74

13.45

13.30

13.27

13.24

13.16

13.14

13.02

12.70

12.24

12.04

12.03

12.00

11.93

11.79

11.56

11.48

11.40

10.98

10.53

10.48

10.46

10.02

10.00

9.78

9.75

9.46

9.38

9.26

7.40

6.66

6.44

1.34

0.97

0.00

8.6

17.1

25.7

34.28

Tax revenue in Europe
Tax revenue in Asia
Tax revenue in Africa
Tax revenue in North America
Tax revenue in South America
Tax revenue in Australia
Tax revenue in the European union
Tax revenue in Sub Sahara Africa
Tax revenue in MENA
Tax revenue in South East Asia
Tax revenue in Latin America

New and expanding database: Food prices around the world