North America - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in North America was 9.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 13.13 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.29 in 2009.

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 11.82
1973 11.50
1974 11.84
1975 11.19
1976 10.75
1977 11.62
1978 11.54
1979 12.00
1980 12.14
1981 12.55
1982 11.98
1983 10.35
1984 10.16
1985 10.38
1986 10.16
1987 10.95
1988 10.60
1989 10.78
1990 10.78
1991 10.67
1992 10.36
1993 10.59
1994 10.84
1995 11.18
1996 11.59
1997 12.06
1998 12.53
1999 12.47
2000 13.13
2001 12.06
2002 10.16
2003 9.72
2004 9.87
2005 10.91
2006 11.49
2007 11.48
2008 10.49
2009 8.29
2010 8.86
2011 9.76
2012 9.96
2013 10.61
2014 11.02
2015 11.31
2016 11.02
2017 11.79
2018 10.17
2019 10.30
2020 9.96

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance