Tax revenue - Country rankings
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Tax revenue, percent of GDP, 2021 - Country rankings:
The average for 2021 based on 100 countries was 19.25 percent.The highest value was in Croatia: 152.18 percent and the lowest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 0.54 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries | Tax revenue, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
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Croatia | 152.18 | 1 | 1995 - 2021 |
Denmark | 35.46 | 2 | 1972 - 2021 |
Lesotho | 32.39 | 3 | 1982 - 2021 |
New Zealand | 28.84 | 4 | 1972 - 2021 |
Namibia | 27.97 | 5 | 1990 - 2021 |
Kiribati | 27.38 | 6 | 2011 - 2021 |
Sweden | 27.34 | 7 | 1972 - 2021 |
UK | 26.38 | 8 | 1972 - 2021 |
Luxembourg | 26.14 | 9 | 1972 - 2021 |
South Africa | 25.92 | 10 | 1972 - 2021 |
Austria | 25.78 | 11 | 1972 - 2021 |
Norway | 25.75 | 12 | 1972 - 2021 |
Italy | 25.41 | 13 | 1973 - 2021 |
Greece | 25.34 | 14 | 1972 - 2021 |
Samoa | 25.02 | 15 | 2012 - 2021 |
Netherlands | 24.78 | 16 | 1973 - 2021 |
Israel | 24.62 | 17 | 1995 - 2021 |
Malta | 24.23 | 18 | 1972 - 2021 |
Cyprus | 24.11 | 19 | 1975 - 2021 |
France | 23.97 | 20 | 1972 - 2021 |
Belgium | 23.35 | 21 | 1995 - 2021 |
Mozambique | 23.31 | 22 | 2010 - 2021 |
Australia | 23.13 | 23 | 1972 - 2021 |
Botswana | 22.25 | 24 | 1990 - 2021 |
Portugal | 22.14 | 25 | 1973 - 2021 |
Armenia | 22.03 | 26 | 2004 - 2021 |
Latvia | 21.77 | 27 | 1995 - 2021 |
Georgia | 21.73 | 28 | 1995 - 2021 |
Iceland | 21.62 | 29 | 1972 - 2021 |
Palestine | 21.47 | 30 | 2005 - 2021 |
Hungary | 21.46 | 31 | 1991 - 2021 |
Estonia | 21.42 | 32 | 1995 - 2021 |
Lithuania | 21.39 | 33 | 1995 - 2021 |
Solomon Isl. | 20.67 | 34 | 2011 - 2021 |
Finland | 20.66 | 35 | 1972 - 2021 |
Bulgaria | 20.62 | 36 | 1990 - 2021 |
Serbia | 20.62 | 37 | 2007 - 2021 |
Macao | 19.85 | 38 | 1996 - 2021 |
Chile | 19.6 | 39 | 1972 - 2021 |
Morocco | 19.55 | 40 | 1990 - 2021 |
El Salvador | 19.42 | 41 | 1998 - 2021 |
Slovakia | 19.29 | 42 | 1995 - 2021 |
Poland | 19.21 | 43 | 1994 - 2021 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 19.12 | 44 | 2005 - 2021 |
Ukraine | 19.08 | 45 | 1999 - 2021 |
Nicaragua | 18.9 | 46 | 1990 - 2021 |
Moldova | 18.39 | 47 | 1996 - 2021 |
Slovenia | 18.3 | 48 | 1995 - 2021 |
Mauritius | 18.28 | 49 | 1976 - 2021 |
Albania | 18.2 | 50 | 1995 - 2021 |
Turkey | 17.88 | 51 | 1972 - 2021 |
North Macedonia | 17.61 | 52 | 2005 - 2021 |
Senegal | 17.52 | 53 | 2015 - 2021 |
Nepal | 17.49 | 54 | 1990 - 2021 |
Ireland | 17.48 | 55 | 1972 - 2021 |
Kyrgyzstan | 17.45 | 56 | 2014 - 2021 |
San Marino | 17.3 | 57 | 2002 - 2021 |
Mongolia | 16.91 | 58 | 1992 - 2021 |
South Korea | 16.8 | 59 | 1972 - 2021 |
Zambia | 16.74 | 60 | 1990 - 2021 |
Cambodia | 16.36 | 61 | 2002 - 2021 |
Peru | 16.11 | 62 | 1972 - 2021 |
Burkina Faso | 15.91 | 63 | 2002 - 2021 |
Fiji | 15.91 | 64 | 1990 - 2021 |
Spain | 15.23 | 65 | 1972 - 2021 |
Romania | 14.99 | 66 | 1981 - 2021 |
Colombia | 14.44 | 67 | 1998 - 2021 |
Domin. Rep. | 14.38 | 68 | 1972 - 2021 |
Brazil | 14.32 | 69 | 2010 - 2021 |
Thailand | 14.32 | 70 | 1972 - 2021 |
Philippines | 14.13 | 71 | 1990 - 2021 |
Costa Rica | 14.07 | 72 | 1972 - 2021 |
Bahamas | 13.98 | 73 | 1990 - 2021 |
Mexico | 13.87 | 74 | 1972 - 2021 |
Azerbaijan | 13.42 | 75 | 1994 - 2021 |
Czechia | 13.36 | 76 | 1993 - 2021 |
Canada | 13.26 | 77 | 1990 - 2021 |
Kenya | 13.26 | 78 | 2014 - 2021 |
Singapore | 13.12 | 79 | 1972 - 2021 |
Ecuador | 12.86 | 80 | 2013 - 2021 |
Ivory Coast | 12.56 | 81 | 1990 - 2021 |
Uganda | 12.46 | 82 | 2015 - 2021 |
Russia | 11.65 | 83 | 1999 - 2021 |
Guatemala | 11.61 | 84 | 1990 - 2021 |
Argentina | 11.48 | 85 | 1990 - 2021 |
Malawi | 11.38 | 86 | 2009 - 2021 |
Malaysia | 11.24 | 87 | 1996 - 2021 |
Germany | 11.23 | 88 | 1972 - 2021 |
USA | 11.23 | 89 | 1972 - 2021 |
Switzerland | 10.25 | 90 | 1980 - 2021 |
Madagascar | 10.24 | 91 | 1990 - 2021 |
Paraguay | 9.79 | 92 | 2005 - 2021 |
Kazakhstan | 9.45 | 93 | 1997 - 2021 |
Indonesia | 9.09 | 94 | 1972 - 2021 |
C.A. Republic | 8.21 | 95 | 2004 - 2021 |
Bangladesh | 7.64 | 96 | 2001 - 2021 |
Sri Lanka | 7.38 | 97 | 1990 - 2021 |
Lebanon | 5.68 | 98 | 1997 - 2021 |
Eq. Guinea | 5.37 | 99 | 2006 - 2021 |
UA Emirates | 0.54 | 100 | 1997 - 2021 |
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.
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