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Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 175 countries · 1789–2026 · 9,080 observations

cgovtax_GDP · Annual, Quarterly

Definition

Government Taxes are compulsory, unrequited amounts receivable by government units from institutional units.

Key economies

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Central government tax revenue (% of GDP) for every economy WED holds it for — each page with the full history for subscribers and a free preview of the recent years.

CountryFrequencyCoverageObservations
AfghanistanAFGAnnual2006–201712
AlbaniaALBAnnual1995–202421
AndorraANDAnnual2018–20247
AngolaAGOAnnual1999–202426
ArgentinaARGAnnual1961–202565
ArmeniaARMAnnual2004–202421
AustraliaAUSAnnual1901–2022122
AustriaAUTAnnual1924–202490
AzerbaijanAZEAnnual1994–202423
BahamasBHSAnnual1973–202451
BahrainBHRAnnual1990–202031
BangladeshBGDAnnual2001–202121
BarbadosBRBAnnual1972–201632
BelarusBLRAnnual1992–202433
BelgiumBELAnnual1924–202589
BelizeBLZAnnual1990–201728
BeninBENAnnual1965–202460
BhutanBTNAnnual1982–202442
BoliviaBOLAnnual1883–201094
BosniaBIHAnnual · also Quarterly2005–202420
BotswanaBWAAnnual1990–202325
BrazilBRAAnnual1900–2024116
BruneiBRNAnnual2000–200910
BulgariaBGRAnnual1924–202453
Burkina FasoBFAAnnual1961–202464
BurundiBDIAnnual1973–202340
Cabo VerdeCPVAnnual1990–202334
CambodiaKHMAnnual2002–202322
CameroonCMRAnnual1975–202139
CanadaCANAnnual1867–2025107
Central African RepublicCAFAnnual1990–202228
ChadTCDAnnual · also Quarterly1990–202222
ChileCHLAnnual1817–2024208
ChinaCHNAnnual2005–202420
ColombiaCOLAnnual1945–202479
ComorosCOMAnnual1990–202127
Congo DRCODAnnual1990–202333
Costa RicaCRIAnnual1966–202459
Côte d'IvoireCIVAnnual1960–202465
CroatiaHRVAnnual1991–202434
CyprusCYPAnnual1975–202450
CzechiaCZEAnnual1993–202432
DenmarkDNKAnnual1853–2025173
DjiboutiDJIAnnual2005–202218
Dominican RepublicDOMAnnual1966–202459
EcuadorECUQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 2012–Q2 202658
EgyptEGYAnnual1975–201536
El SalvadorSLVAnnual1980–202445
Equatorial GuineaGNQAnnual2005–202218
EstoniaESTAnnual1991–202535
EswatiniSWZAnnual1999–202122
EthiopiaETHAnnual1990–202434
FijiFJIAnnual1990–202428
FinlandFINAnnual · also Quarterly1883–2025143
FranceFRAAnnual1838–2024167
GabonGABAnnual1998–202111
GambiaGMBAnnual1990–19934
GeorgiaGEOAnnual1995–202430
GermanyDEUAnnual1872–2024131
GhanaGHAAnnual1990–202327
GreeceGRCAnnual1833–2024178
GuatemalaGTMAnnual1960–202465
GuineaGINAnnual1989–19996
Guinea-BissauGNBAnnual1990–202435
HondurasHNDAnnual1960–202059
HungaryHUNAnnual1925–202460
IcelandISLAnnual1972–202453
IndiaINDAnnual1948–202578
IndonesiaIDNAnnual1972–202348
IranIRNAnnual1959–200951
IraqIRQAnnual2014–20196
IrelandIRLAnnual1947–202478
IsraelISRAnnual1972–202453
ItalyITAAnnual1862–2025164
JamaicaJAMAnnual1988–202033
JapanJPNAnnual1885–2024139
JordanJORAnnual1990–202334
KazakhstanKAZAnnual1997–202327
KenyaKENAnnual2009–202517
KiribatiKIRAnnual2010–202314
KuwaitKWTAnnual1972–202346
KyrgyzstanKGZAnnual2013–202412
LaosLAOAnnual2008–202215
LatviaLVAAnnual1994–202431
LebanonLBNAnnual1993–202430
LesothoLSOAnnual1972–202448
LiberiaLBRAnnual2005–20138
LithuaniaLTUAnnual1991–202433
LuxembourgLUXAnnual1972–202554
MacaoMACAnnual1996–202429
MadagascarMDGAnnual1972–202442
MalawiMWIAnnual2009–202416
MalaysiaMYSAnnual1996–202429
MaldivesMDVAnnual1979–202141
MaliMLIAnnual1967–202458
MaltaMLTAnnual1972–202452
Marshall IslandsMHLAnnual2008–202013
MauritaniaMRTAnnual1990–202227
MauritiusMUSAnnual1973–202553
MexicoMEXAnnual1925–202493
MicronesiaFSMAnnual2008–202013
MoldovaMDAAnnual1996–202429
MongoliaMNGAnnual1992–202431
MoroccoMARAnnual1990–202331
MozambiqueMOZAnnual2010–202415
MyanmarMMRAnnual1973–201941
NamibiaNAMAnnual1990–202435
NauruNRUAnnual2012–202413
NepalNPLAnnual1972–202351
NetherlandsNLDAnnual1807–2024211
New ZealandNZLAnnual1879–2025106
NicaraguaNICAnnual1960–202464
NigerNERAnnual1960–202465
North MacedoniaMKDAnnual2005–202420
NorwayNORAnnual1865–2025141
PakistanPAKAnnual1950–200758
PalauPLWAnnual2008–202013
PalestinePSEAnnual2005–202117
PanamaPANAnnual2014–202512
Papua New GuineaPNGAnnual1990–202424
ParaguayPRYAnnual2005–202420
PeruPERAnnual · also Quarterly1942–202584
PhilippinesPHLAnnual1990–202435
PolandPOLAnnual1994–202532
PortugalPRTAnnual1837–2025181
Republic of the CongoCOGAnnual2001–202121
RomaniaROUAnnual1880–202499
RussiaRUSAnnual1903–202436
RwandaRWAAnnual1973–202423
Saint Kitts and NevisKNAAnnual1990–202024
Saint LuciaLCAAnnual2000–201718
Saint VincentVCTAnnual1978–201740
SamoaWSMQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 2013–Q1 202653
San MarinoSMRAnnual2002–202423
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPAnnual1999–202223
Saudi ArabiaSAUAnnual2010–202415
SenegalSENAnnual1962–202463
SerbiaSRBAnnual2007–202216
SeychellesSYCAnnual1985–202433
Sierra LeoneSLEAnnual2001–201414
SingaporeSGPAnnual1972–202453
SlovakiaSVKAnnual1995–202531
SloveniaSVNAnnual · also Quarterly1992–202433
Solomon IslandsSLBAnnual2011–202414
SomaliaSOMAnnual2017–20248
South AfricaZAFAnnual1972–202554
South KoreaKORAnnual1911–2026103
Soviet UnionSUNAnnual1928–197936
SpainESPAnnual1901–2024120
Sri LankaLKAAnnual1990–202334
SudanSDNAnnual1998–201610
SwedenSWEAnnual1861–2025165
SwitzerlandCHEAnnual1913–202498
TaiwanTWNAnnual2001–202424
TajikistanTJKAnnual1998–202410
TanzaniaTZAAnnual2009–202416
ThailandTHAAnnual1946–202474
Timor-LesteTLSAnnual2010–202213
TogoTGOAnnual1963–202462
TongaTONAnnual2013–202311
Trinidad and TobagoTTOAnnual1976–201933
TunisiaTUNAnnual1972–201241
TürkiyeTURAnnual1923–202569
TurkmenistanTKMAnnual2000–20045
UAEAREAnnual · also Quarterly1997–202418
UgandaUGAAnnual2015–202410
UkraineUKRAnnual1999–202426
United KingdomGBRAnnual · also Quarterly1830–2024195
United StatesUSAAnnual1789–2025235
UruguayURYAnnual1956–202466
UzbekistanUZBAnnual2011–202313
VanuatuVUTAnnual1981–202335
VenezuelaVENAnnual1950–199243
ZambiaZMBAnnual1990–202434
ZimbabweZWEAnnual2009–20188