United States — Central government revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1789–2025 · 235 observations
About this series
Central government revenue records transactions that increase government net worth, including taxes and other receipts within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For the United States, the central government revenue reading stood at 18.4% of GDP in 2025. Against 17.7% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.76 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 18% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 17.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 19.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 18.7 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 17.6 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 17.2 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 17.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 18.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 18.8 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 18.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 18.6 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 16.6 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 16.5 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 16.3 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 15.5 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 17.5 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 18.4 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 18.4 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.