Middle income - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Middle income was 11.40 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 12.25 in 2011, while its lowest value was 10.82 in 2005.

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
2005 10.82
2006 11.36
2007 11.88
2008 12.15
2009 11.61
2010 11.97
2011 12.25
2012 12.14
2013 11.99
2014 11.67
2015 11.52
2016 11.28
2017 11.42
2018 11.40

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance