Luxembourg - Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Luxembourg was 26.58 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 26.65 in 2018, while its lowest value was 16.66 in 1972.

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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1972 16.66
1973 17.20
1974 17.66
1975 20.67
1976 20.33
1977 22.82
1978 23.67
1979 21.88
1980 22.34
1981 22.80
1982 22.93
1983 25.45
1984 24.89
1985 24.87
1986 24.16
1987 24.36
1988 23.56
1989 22.60
1990 22.88
1991 21.61
1992 22.19
1993 23.75
1994 25.03
1995 24.47
1996 24.70
1997 25.24
1998 25.60
1999 25.10
2000 25.47
2001 24.98
2002 24.78
2003 24.63
2004 24.04
2005 25.34
2006 23.93
2007 24.37
2008 23.55
2009 23.83
2010 23.81
2011 23.98
2012 24.43
2013 24.55
2014 24.74
2015 23.22
2016 23.75
2017 24.43
2018 26.65
2019 26.58

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance