List of sovereign states by tax revenue to GDP ratio explained

This article lists countries alphabetically, with total tax revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for the listed countries. The tax percentage for each country listed in the source has been added to the chart.

Tax as % of GDP (2020)

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ContinentCountryTax
revenue
(% of GDP)
GDP
(billions, PPP)
Tax
revenue
(billions)
Gov't
expen-
diture
Public
debt
(% of GDP, nominal)
Europe 46.2 $2,962.8 $1,368.8156.4 98.6
Europe 46.0 $301.3 $138.6051.7 34.3
Europe 44.6 $550.5 $245.5252.5 101.4
Europe 44.0 $542.0 $238.4849.7 39.0
Europe 43.3 $256.5 $111.0654.4 60.5
Europe 42.4 $2,397.4 $1,016.5048.8 132.1
Europe 41.8 $463.2 $193.6249.3 74.2
North America 40.6 $155.9 $63.3064.8 51.0
Europe 39.4 $312.7 $123.2047.8 183.3
Europe 38.8 $969.2 $376.0542.7 54.4
Europe 38.7 $64.2 $24.8542.7 21.8
Europe 38.6 $107.4 $41.4646.6 73.9
Europe 38.2 $395.9 $151.2349.8 36.8
Europe 37.9 $47.3 $17.9341.1 37.0
Europe 37.7 $311.9 $117.5946.7 69.4
Europe 37.7 $19.5 $7.3543.2 35.4
Europe 37.5 $4,356.4 $1,633.6543.9 59.8
Europe 36.1 $122.8 $44.3340.9 54.3
Europe 36.0 $11.9 $4.2847.6 72.1
Europe 36.0 $76.0 $27.3643.6 68.5
Europe 34.9 $395.9 $138.1739.7 33.0
Europe 34.7 $329.2 $114.2344.8 121.4
Europe 34.2 $390.3 $133.4842.0 63.9
Europe 33.9 $1,212.9 $411.1741.3 48.4
Europe 33.7 $34.5 $11.6337.1 102.5
Europe 33.7 $1,864.4 $628.3041.5 97.0
Europe 33.3 $3,037.8 $630.5941.0 86.9
Europe 33.2 $25.9 $8.6030.8 27.1
Europe 33.0 $45.0 $14.8539.4 8.1
Europe 32.9 $191.2 $62.9040.8 48.8
Asia 32.7 $337.2 $110.2639.4 59.6
Europe 32.7 $21.3 $6.9736.5 45.4
South America 32.3 $3,365.3 $1,086.9938.9 87.9
North America 32.2 $1,836.8 $591.4540.5 90.6
Oceania 32.0 $197.8 $63.3037.5 29.4
North America 31.8 $5.3 $1.6932.0 124.5
Africa 31.7 $2.9 $0.9237.0 58.2
South America 30.9 $81.6 $25.2133.4 70.0
Africa 30.8 $4.0 $1.2339.3 67.4
Asia 30.6 $5,594.5 $1,711.9238.4 237.1
Asia 30.6 $1.4 $0.4346.8 12.1
Europe 30.4 $57.8 $17.5737.3 37.6
South America 30.3 $915.1 $277.2840.5 86.3
Africa 30.1 $27.1 $8.1637.4 47.1
Europe 29.8 $97.0 $28.9133.7 35.9
Africa 29.1 $6.9 $2.0146.8 39.0
Africa 29.1 $12.1 $3.5235.2 34.9
Asia 28.9 $77.3 $22.3418.5 0.0
North America 28.7 $0.7 $0.2052.9 83.1
Africa 28.6 $789.4 $225.7733.0 56.7
Europe 28.5 $548.5 $156.3234.0 40.5
North America 28.2 $3.4 $0.9633.5 94.8
Oceania 27.8 $1,318.2 $366.4635.8 40.7
North America 27.8 $1.3 $0.3629.6 73.1
Europe 27.7 $162.3 $44.9633.6 20.5
North America 27.3 $27.0 $7.3729.0 99.4
North America 27.1 $20,494.1 $5,553.9038.1 105.8
Asia 26.9 $2,136.3 $574.6632.8 40.7
Africa 26.6 $657.5 $174.9039.8 36.9
Oceania 26.6 $9.1 $2.4232.2 49.7
South America 26.2 $6.7 $1.7634.5 57.0
Asia 26.0 $34.6 $9.0035.8 2.5
Europe 25.7 $38.4 $9.8729.1 68.6
Europe 25.7 $42.6 $10.9529.6 44.5
Europe 25.5 $32.6 $8.3131.1 39.5
Europe 25.1 $189.2 $47.4939.1 47.8
Asia/Europe 24.9 $2,292.5 $570.8334.6 29.1
Europe 24.7 $516.3 $127.5331.4 36.6
Europe 24.2 $4,213.4 $1,019.6434.7 14.0
North America 24.1 $88.2 $21.2619.7 53.5
Oceania 24.1 $1.2 $0.2935.3 50.2
South America 23.9 $84.1 $20.1039.1 53.9
North America 23.8 $35.7 $8.5027.4 37.2
Europe 23.3 $20.9 $4.8728.0 17.0
Asia 23.2 $43.5 $10.0933.4 73.3
Africa 23.2 $39.2 $9.0931.8 100.4
North America 22.8 $49.2 $11.2226.9 40.3
Europe 22.8 $385.9 $87.9926.6 65.2
North America 22.5 $2.5 $0.5625.5 66.8
Africa 22.2 $14.0 $3.1126.7 74.6
North America 22.2 $44.4 $9.8633.4 45.3
Africa 22.1 $30.3 $6.7038.2 98.5
Africa 22.1 $42.5 $9.3920.0 29.8
Africa 22.0 $59.5 $13.0922.8 64.4
Africa 21.8 $314.6 $68.5830.1 65.2
Africa 21.4 $144.2 $30.8630.0 77.0
Oceania 21.3 $0.6 $0.1343.7 49.2
Africa 21.1 $38.0 $8.0218.9 58.2
Europe 20.8 $30.4 $6.3225.4 48.5
Asia 20.6 $31.1 $6.4134.0 47.9
Asia 20.5 $8.0 $1.6432.7 61.5
North America 20.4 $53.4 $10.8923.9 67.1
Asia 20.3 $86.1 $17.4827.2 30.4
South America 20.2 $481.8 $97.3225.3 25.6
South America 20.2 $277.8 $56.1233.5 175.6
Africa 20.0 $30.0 $6.0024.4 65.2
South America 19.9 $199.5 $39.7037.5 46.1
Asia 19.8 $24.5 $4.8537.2 56.0
Africa 19.7 $18.1 $3.5728.0 83.9
South America 18.8 $744.7 $140.0027.7 50.5
Asia 18.6 $710.3 $132.1228.3 57.5
Africa 18.1 $38.8 $7.0227.7 43.0
Africa 18.1 $177.3 $32.0926.1 57.2
Asia 18.08 $10,505.3 $1,899.3610.3 89.6
North America 17.9 $12.6 $2.2620.5 61.0
Africa 17.6 $190.7 $33.5620.0 59.6
Asia 17.6 $1,320.4 $232.3921.7 42.1
Asia 17.5 $25,270.1 $4,422.2732.7 50.5
Oceania 17.5 $0.2 $0.04125.7 21.9
Africa 17.4 $107.0 $18.6224.2 52.2
Asia 17.3 $250.3 $43.3029.0 23.5
Africa 17.3 $23.7 $4.1030.7 61.3
Africa 17.2 $6.1 $1.0521.9 83.2
Oceania 17.1 $0.8 $0.1436.0 50.5
Africa 16.6 $27.4 $4.5526.0 40.7
Asia 16.4 $508.6 $83.4122.0 21.9
Asia 16.2 $70.5 $11.4223.2 29.4
North America 16.2 $2,569.8 $416.3126.3 53.6
Africa 16.1 $44.2 $7.1221.8 36.6
Asia 15.6 $112.7 $17.5815.1 29.3
Africa 15.5 $1.4 $0.2229.7 31.2
South America 15.3 $457.5 $70.0021.3 26.8
Asia 15.3 $89.5 $13.6930.3 150.9
Africa 15.2 $1,296.3 $197.0431.7 92.6
Africa 15.2 $72.9 $11.0824.7 72.4
Asia 15.0 $93.4 $14.0129.7 94.2
North America 14.7 $106.8 $15.7021.8 39.4
South America 14.6 $8.9 $1.3029.0 69.6
Africa 14.4 $95.3 $13.7219.8 37.7
Africa 14.4 $23.5 $3.3826.5 55.1
Asia 14.2 $952.6 $135.2720.1 39.6
Asia 14.1 $480.5 $67.7518.0 0.1
Asia 14.1 $565.8 $79.7817.2 108.3
Africa 14.0 $41.9 $5.8732.1 12.9
North America 13.9 $189.2 $26.3017.8 41.6
South America 13.8 $94.5 $13.0419.5 21.6
Oceania 13.7 $30.9 $4.2321.3 36.9
Asia 13.6 $7.8 $1.0631.1 102.6
Africa 13.6 $8.2 $1.1221.8 58.4
Asia 13.6 $999.4 $135.9222.6 56.2
Europe 13.3 $179.7 $23.9035.1 19.4
Africa 13.3 $30.7 $4.0816.9 38.7
North America 13.3 $20.7 $2.7518.8 33.0
Africa 13.2 $27.7 $3.6623.0 54.6
Asia 13.1 $6.7 $0.8856.2 5.4
Africa 13.1 $97.0 $12.7119.7 42.2
Oceania13.0 $0.4 $0.0563.2 20.2
Asia 12.6 $290.6 $36.6219.2 84.1
Asia 12.5 $1,141.4 $142.6821.0 72.1
North America 12.4 $145.6 $18.0512.1 24.5
Africa 12.1 $0.7 $0.0827.6 81.3
Asia 12.0 $53.7 $6.4421.1 63.0
Africa 11.9 $6.3 $0.7533.9 40.5
Africa 11.8 $175.8 $20.7416.8 36.0
Africa 11.6 $219.5 $25.4617.5 61.1
Asia 11.5 $3,494.7 $401.8916.7 29.2
Africa 11.5 $42.9 $4.9316.8 39.7
Africa 11.1 $12.3 $1.3723.4 71.3
Africa 10.3 $3.4 $0.3521.1 56.1
Africa 9.2 $199.3 $18.3421.8 88.1
Asia 9.2 $723.7 $66.5830.5 18.7
Asia 9.1 $761.7 $69.3113.7 34.8
Asia 8.9 $1,251.5 $111.3817.8 35.0
Africa 8.0 $10.0 $0.8029.1 129.4
Africa 8.0 $177.7 $14.2213.6 163
Asia 7.8 $74.1 $5.7833.6 93.4
Africa 7.7 $30.2 $2.3314.8 46.6
Asia 7.6 $72.6 $5.5226.3 7.1
Africa 7.6 $72.9 $5.5412.4 15.7
Asia 7.4 $73.3 $5.4210.8 63.2
Asia 7.3 $1,610.7 $117.5819.0 33.2
Africa 6.9 $4.0 $0.2830.7 127.7
Africa 6.9 $3.6 $0.2514.7 48.5
Asia 6.1 $328.4 $20.0320.4 38.2
Africa 5.9 $29.8 $1.7621.3 35.9
Asia 4.9 $354.8 $17.3934.3 48.4
Asia 4.2 $198.5 $8.3446.1 50.9
Africa 3.6 $1,168.5 $42.0711.2 28.4
Asia 3.4 $1,857.5 $63.1635.7 19.1
Asia 2.0 $673.3 $13.4736.7 48.4
Asia 1.4 $306.4 $4.2950.9 14.8
Asia N/A $40.00 N/AN/A N/A
Africa N/A $74.7 N/A105.8 4.9
Europe N/A N/AN/AN/A N/A
Africa N/A $21.2 N/AN/A N/A
Asia N/A $64.5 N/AN/A 130.6

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heritage.org. 2020. Heritage data.
  2. Web site: Report for Selected Countries and Subjects. IMF.