Tax revenue - Country rankings
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Tax revenue, percent of GDP, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 88 countries was 18.04 percent. The highest value was in Lesotho: 35.42 percent and the lowest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 0.65 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Tax revenue, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 35.42 | 1 | 1982 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 33.87 | 2 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 33.36 | 3 | 1972 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 29.52 | 4 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 28.64 | 5 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Macao | 27.42 | 6 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Greece | 27.38 | 7 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 27.23 | 8 | 1972 - 2024 |
| UK | 26.89 | 9 | 1972 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 25.88 | 10 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Austria | 25.78 | 11 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Italy | 25.6 | 12 | 1973 - 2024 |
| Finland | 25.33 | 13 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 25.28 | 14 | 1973 - 2024 |
| Norway | 24.54 | 15 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 24.26 | 16 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Malta | 24.08 | 17 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 23.95 | 18 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 23.94 | 19 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 23.27 | 20 | 2011 - 2024 |
| Israel | 23.24 | 21 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 22.96 | 22 | 1995 - 2024 |
| France | 22.78 | 23 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 22.74 | 24 | 1981 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 22.67 | 25 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 22.37 | 26 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 22.35 | 27 | 1973 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 21.87 | 28 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 21.85 | 29 | 2010 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 21.8 | 30 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 21.02 | 31 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 20.99 | 32 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 20.67 | 33 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 20.53 | 34 | 1973 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 20.22 | 35 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 20.09 | 36 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 19.62 | 37 | 2014 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 19.14 | 38 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 18.83 | 39 | 1990 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 18.76 | 40 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 18.68 | 41 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 18.65 | 42 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Chile | 18.26 | 43 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Albania | 18.02 | 44 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 17.94 | 45 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 17.86 | 46 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 17.65 | 47 | 1994 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 17.62 | 48 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 17.3 | 49 | 1994 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 17.28 | 50 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 16.85 | 51 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Romania | 16.21 | 52 | 1981 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 15.6 | 53 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Andorra | 15.57 | 54 | 2018 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 15.54 | 55 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 15.41 | 56 | 2010 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 15.22 | 57 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 15.18 | 58 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Spain | 14.93 | 59 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 14.82 | 60 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 14.7 | 61 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 14.37 | 62 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Canada | 13.71 | 63 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 13.56 | 64 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 13.46 | 65 | 1972 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 13.29 | 66 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 13.04 | 67 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 12.74 | 68 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 12.63 | 69 | 2015 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 12.43 | 70 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 11.63 | 71 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 11.33 | 72 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 11.14 | 73 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 10.94 | 74 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Germany | 10.89 | 75 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Russia | 10.87 | 76 | 1999 - 2024 |
| USA | 10.77 | 77 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 10.71 | 78 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 10.43 | 79 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 9.45 | 80 | 1972 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 8.3 | 81 | 2017 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8.09 | 82 | 2010 - 2024 |
| Angola | 7.59 | 83 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Panama | 7.18 | 84 | 2014 - 2024 |
| China | 7.02 | 85 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 3.4 | 86 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 2.24 | 87 | 2017 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 0.65 | 88 | 1997 - 2024 |
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.
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