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Offers a broad view of the tax take available to government and the fiscal footprint relative to economic output.
Indicator guide · GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
Tax revenue
by country
Compulsory government tax receipts relative to GDP. The table keeps each country's reported year visible so stale and current observations are not treated as equivalent.
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Important limits
Coverage can exclude social contributions or parts of general government, limiting country comparability. It says nothing by itself about tax efficiency or service quality.
Measurement
% of GDP
World Bank indicator GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values can be revised as national statistical agencies and international datasets update.
Source definition
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
60-market reference table
Latest reported values
Sorted by value, not by a common year. Check the year column before drawing a direct comparison.
| Position | Country | Region | Value | Year | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | Europe | 33.36% | 2024 | Compare |
| 2 | New Zealand | Oceania | 29.52% | 2024 | Compare |
| 3 | Greece | Europe | 27.38% | 2024 | Compare |
| 4 | Sweden | Europe | 27.23% | 2024 | Compare |
| 5 | United Kingdom | Europe | 26.89% | 2024 | Compare |
| 6 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.88% | 2024 | Compare |
| 7 | Austria | Europe | 25.78% | 2024 | Compare |
| 8 | Italy | Europe | 25.60% | 2024 | Compare |
| 9 | Finland | Europe | 25.33% | 2024 | Compare |
| 10 | Netherlands | Europe | 25.28% | 2024 | Compare |
| 11 | Norway | Europe | 24.54% | 2024 | Compare |
| 12 | Australia | Oceania | 23.56% | 2022 | Compare |
| 13 | Israel | Middle East | 23.24% | 2024 | Compare |
| 14 | Belgium | Europe | 22.96% | 2024 | Compare |
| 15 | France | Europe | 22.78% | 2024 | Compare |
| 16 | Hungary | Europe | 22.74% | 2024 | Compare |
| 17 | Portugal | Europe | 22.35% | 2024 | Compare |
| 18 | Ukraine | Europe | 21.02% | 2024 | Compare |
| 19 | Morocco | Middle East & North Africa | 20.74% | 2023 | Compare |
| 20 | Czechia | Europe | 18.65% | 2024 | Compare |
| 21 | Chile | Latin America | 18.26% | 2024 | Compare |
| 22 | Poland | Europe | 18.00% | 2023 | Compare |
| 23 | Ireland | Europe | 17.94% | 2024 | Compare |
| 24 | Uruguay | Latin America | 17.86% | 2024 | Compare |
| 25 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 17.62% | 2024 | Compare |
| 26 | Romania | Europe | 16.21% | 2024 | Compare |
| 27 | Peru | Latin America | 15.92% | 2021 | Compare |
| 28 | Brazil | Latin America | 15.41% | 2024 | Compare |
| 29 | Colombia | Latin America | 15.22% | 2024 | Compare |
| 30 | Thailand | Southeast Asia | 15.18% | 2024 | Compare |
| 31 | Spain | Europe | 14.93% | 2024 | Compare |
| 32 | Mexico | Latin America | 14.82% | 2024 | Compare |
| 33 | Philippines | Southeast Asia | 14.37% | 2024 | Compare |
| 34 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.06% | 2023 | Compare |
| 35 | Canada | North America | 13.71% | 2024 | Compare |
| 36 | Singapore | Southeast Asia | 13.56% | 2024 | Compare |
| 37 | Costa Rica | Latin America | 13.46% | 2024 | Compare |
| 38 | South Korea | East Asia | 13.29% | 2024 | Compare |
| 39 | Ecuador | Latin America | 13.09% | 2022 | Compare |
| 40 | Egypt | Middle East & North Africa | 12.52% | 2015 | Compare |
| 41 | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | 12.43% | 2024 | Compare |
| 42 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.39% | 2023 | Compare |
| 43 | Germany | Europe | 10.89% | 2024 | Compare |
| 44 | United States | North America | 10.77% | 2024 | Compare |
| 45 | Argentina | Latin America | 10.43% | 2024 | Compare |
| 46 | Switzerland | Europe | 9.45% | 2024 | Compare |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 8.09% | 2024 | Compare |
| 48 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 7.64% | 2021 | Compare |
| 49 | China | East Asia | 7.02% | 2024 | Compare |
| 50 | India | South Asia | 6.93% | 2022 | Compare |
| 51 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.40% | 2024 | Compare |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | 0.65% | 2024 | Compare |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-08-26. Open the source indicator · Download 15-year CSV.
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