Tax revenue in North America
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Tax revenue, percent of GDP in North America:
The average for 2017 was 17.69 percent.The highest value was in Jamaica: 26.19 percent and the lowest value was in the USA: 11.95 percent. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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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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