World - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in World was 14.87 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 15.44 in 1999, while its lowest value was 13.19 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
1991 14.22
1992 13.91
1993 13.74
1999 15.44
2005 14.10
2006 14.57
2007 14.80
2008 14.41
2009 13.19
2010 13.38
2011 13.73
2012 13.82
2013 14.01
2014 13.98
2015 13.98
2016 13.86
2017 14.20
2018 13.85
2019 14.87

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance