Caribbean small states - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Caribbean small states was 20.66 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 24.29 in 2008, while its lowest value was 18.47 in 2002.

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
2001 19.20
2002 18.47
2003 19.89
2004 20.33
2005 22.24
2006 24.26
2007 22.70
2008 24.29
2009 23.00
2010 22.45
2011 22.47
2012 22.68
2013 22.09
2014 22.70
2015 23.22
2016 21.02
2017 20.51
2018 20.66

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance