Tax revenue - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Tax revenue, percent of GDP, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 94 countries was 17.41 percent. The highest value was in Lesotho: 31.31 percent and the lowest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 0.57 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Tax revenue, 2022 Global rank Available data
Lesotho 31.31 1 1982 - 2022
Norway 31.27 2 1995 - 2022
Denmark 30.56 3 1995 - 2022
Greece 27.67 4 1995 - 2022
UK 27.3 5 1972 - 2022
Namibia 27.17 6 1990 - 2022
Sweden 27.11 7 1991 - 2022
Austria 26.24 8 1995 - 2022
Luxembourg 25.97 9 1995 - 2022
South Africa 25.44 10 1997 - 2022
Serbia 25.11 11 2007 - 2022
Israel 25.01 12 2000 - 2022
Italy 24.92 13 1995 - 2022
Cyprus 24.71 14 1995 - 2022
Netherlands 24.11 15 1995 - 2022
Australia 23.6 16 1972 - 2022
Malta 23.37 17 1995 - 2022
Mozambique 23.25 18 2010 - 2022
Hungary 23.19 19 1995 - 2022
Georgia 22.9 20 1995 - 2022
Latvia 22.76 21 1995 - 2022
Portugal 22.55 22 1995 - 2022
Iceland 22.52 23 1990 - 2022
Belgium 22.26 24 1995 - 2022
Morocco 22.12 25 1990 - 2022
Armenia 21.83 26 2004 - 2022
Bulgaria 21.8 27 1990 - 2022
Croatia 21.41 28 1995 - 2022
Chile 21.27 29 1972 - 2022
Lithuania 21.1 30 1995 - 2022
Finland 21.08 31 1995 - 2022
Estonia 21.01 32 1995 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 20.67 33 2011 - 2022
Kiribati 20.22 34 2010 - 2022
Nicaragua 19.84 35 1990 - 2022
Botswana 19.65 36 1990 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 19.54 37 2013 - 2022
Slovakia 19.5 38 1995 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 19.09 39 2005 - 2022
Mauritius 19.05 40 2002 - 2022
Moldova 18.94 41 2002 - 2022
Senegal 18.7 42 2015 - 2022
South Korea 18.44 43 2012 - 2022
Slovenia 18.14 44 1995 - 2022
Burkina Faso 17.67 45 2002 - 2022
Jordan 17.51 46 1990 - 2022
Ireland 17.27 47 1991 - 2022
Poland 17.2 48 1995 - 2022
Macao 17.07 49 1996 - 2022
Ukraine 16.69 50 1999 - 2022
Bahamas 16.43 51 1990 - 2022
Turkey 16.11 52 2008 - 2022
Spain 15.82 53 1995 - 2022
Romania 15.75 54 1995 - 2022
Colombia 15.28 55 1998 - 2022
Papua N.G. 14.79 56 1990 - 2022
Brazil 14.73 57 2010 - 2022
Philippines 14.62 58 1990 - 2022
Thailand 14.38 59 2002 - 2022
France 14.36 60 1995 - 2022
Costa Rica 14.35 61 2002 - 2022
Togo 14.19 62 2004 - 2022
Japan 14.07 63 1972 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 13.82 64 2003 - 2022
Mexico 13.44 65 1991 - 2022
Czechia 13.13 66 1995 - 2022
Ecuador 13.04 67 2013 - 2022
Canada 12.83 68 1990 - 2022
Malawi 12.78 69 2009 - 2022
Uganda 12.55 70 2015 - 2022
Ghana 12.3 71 1990 - 2022
USA 12.18 72 1989 - 2022
Laos 12.11 73 2008 - 2022
Singapore 12.03 74 1972 - 2022
Ivory Coast 11.94 75 1990 - 2022
Guatemala 11.9 76 1990 - 2022
Tanzania 11.79 77 2009 - 2023
Malaysia 11.65 78 1996 - 2022
DR Congo 11.41 79 1990 - 2022
Belarus 11.23 80 1992 - 2022
Germany 11.23 81 1991 - 2022
Russia 10.97 82 2002 - 2022
Indonesia 10.38 83 2008 - 2022
Tajikistan 10.34 84 1998 - 2022
Paraguay 10.27 85 2005 - 2022
Madagascar 9.25 86 1990 - 2022
Switzerland 9.1 87 1990 - 2022
Argentina 8.48 88 2002 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 7.77 89 2010 - 2022
China 7.7 90 2005 - 2022
Sri Lanka 7.28 91 1990 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 6.69 92 2006 - 2022
Ethiopia 4.51 93 1990 - 2022
UA Emirates 0.57 94 2011 - 2022



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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1. Lesotho
2. Norway
3. Denmark
4. Greece
5. UK
6. Namibia
7. Sweden
8. Austria
9. Luxembourg
10. South Africa
11. Serbia
12. Israel
13. Italy
14. Cyprus
15. Netherlands
16. Australia
17. Malta
18. Mozambique
19. Hungary
20. Georgia
21. Latvia
22. Portugal
23. Iceland
24. Belgium
25. Morocco
26. Armenia
27. Bulgaria
28. Croatia
29. Chile
30. Lithuania
31. Finland
32. Estonia
33. Solomon Isl.
34. Kiribati
35. Nicaragua
36. Botswana
37. Kyrgyzstan
38. Slovakia
39. Bosnia & Herz.
40. Mauritius
41. Moldova
42. Senegal
43. South Korea
44. Slovenia
45. Burkina Faso
46. Jordan
47. Ireland
48. Poland
49. Macao
50. Ukraine
51. Bahamas
52. Turkey
53. Spain
54. Romania
55. Colombia
56. Papua N.G.
57. Brazil
58. Philippines
59. Thailand
60. France
61. Costa Rica
62. Togo
63. Japan
64. Domin. Rep.
65. Mexico
66. Czechia
67. Ecuador
68. Canada
69. Malawi
70. Uganda
71. Ghana
72. USA
73. Laos
74. Singapore
75. Ivory Coast
76. Guatemala
77. Tanzania
78. Malaysia
79. DR Congo
80. Belarus
81. Germany
82. Russia
83. Indonesia
84. Tajikistan
85. Paraguay
86. Madagascar
87. Switzerland
88. Argentina
89. Saudi Arabia
90. China
91. Sri Lanka
92. Eq. Guinea
93. Ethiopia
94. UA Emirates
31.31
31.27
30.56
27.67
27.30
27.17
27.11
26.24
25.97
25.44
25.11
25.01
24.92
24.71
24.11
23.60
23.37
23.25
23.19
22.90
22.76
22.55
22.52
22.26
22.12
21.83
21.80
21.41
21.27
21.10
21.08
21.01
20.67
20.22
19.84
19.65
19.54
19.50
19.09
19.05
18.94
18.70
18.44
18.14
17.67
17.51
17.27
17.20
17.07
16.69
16.43
16.11
15.82
15.75
15.28
14.79
14.73
14.62
14.38
14.36
14.35
14.19
14.07
13.82
13.44
13.13
13.04
12.83
12.78
12.55
12.30
12.18
12.11
12.03
11.94
11.90
11.79
11.65
11.41
11.23
11.23
10.97
10.38
10.34
10.27
9.25
9.10
8.48
7.77
7.70
7.28
6.69
4.51
0.57
0
7.8
15.7
23.5
31.31


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