United States — Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1789–2025 · 235 observations
About this series
Central government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In the United States, the central government tax revenue reading was 11.2% of GDP in 2025, compared with 10.8% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.48 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 10.9% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 10.8 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 10.6 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 12.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 11.4 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 10.1 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 9.88 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 9.93 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 11.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 10.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 11.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 10.9 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 10.5 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 9.76 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 9.54 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 8.56 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 7.9 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 10.3 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 11.3 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 11.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.