Graph and download economic data for Federal Receipts as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYFRGDA188S) from 1929 to 2024 about receipts, federal, GDP, and USA.

Key information about US Tax revenue: % of GDP

• United States Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 16.5 % in Dec 2024.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 16.1 % for Dec 2023.
• US Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 18.0 % from Dec 1968 to 2024, with 57 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 19.5 % in 2000 and a record low of 13.7 % in 2009.
• US Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Annual.

CEIC calculates annual Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Tax Revenue and annual Nominal GDP. Tax Revenue is calculated as the sum of Individual Income Taxes, Corporation Income Taxes, Social Insurance Taxes, Excise Tax, Estate and Gift Taxes and Customs Duties. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service provides Tax Revenue in USD. The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides Nominal GDP in USD.

In 2024/25 the government of the United Kingdom's revenue was the equivalent of approximately 39.9 percent of GDP, compared with 39.3 percent in the previous financial year.

Income tax revenue in the United States was 8.4 percent of GDP in 2024. This amounted to a total value of 2.4 trillion U.S. dollars. The share of this expenditure was expected to increase to 10 percent of U.S. GDP by 2035.The annual inflation rate in the U.S. since 1990 can be accessed here.

The average for 2022 based on 110 countries was 17.45 percent. The highest value was in Norway: 31.34 percent and the lowest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 0.58 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Actual value and historical data chart for United States Tax Revenue Percent Of GDP

Actual value and historical data chart for India Tax Revenue Percent Of GDP

Key information about Brazil Tax revenue: % of GDP

• Brazil Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 15.7 % in Sep 2025.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.0 % for Jun 2025.
• Brazil Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 15.7 % from Sep 1994 to Sep 2025, with 125 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 18.2 % in Mar 2022 and a record low of 8.6 % in Sep 1996.
• Brazil Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Tax Revenue and monthly Nominal GDP. Special Secretariat of the Federal Revenue of Brazil provides Tax Revenue in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2010.

Key information about Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP

• Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 6.6 % in Dec 2024.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.0 % for Dec 2023.
• Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 7.6 % from Dec 2006 to 2024, with 19 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 8.1 % in 2007 and a record low of 6.2 % in 2020.
• Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Annual.

CEIC calculates annual Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Tax Revenue and annual Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Kenya provides year-to-date Tax Revenue in local currency. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Tax Revenue covers Central Government only.

Key information about EU Tax revenue: % of GDP

• European Union Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 25.8 % in Dec 2023.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.5 % for Dec 2022.
• EU Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 25.9 % from Dec 1995 to 2023, with 29 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 26.7 % in 2021 and a record low of 24.4 % in 1995.
• EU Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Annual.

CEIC calculates annual Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from annual Tax Revenue and quarterly Nominal GDP. Tax Revenue is calculated as the sum of Production and Import Tax and Current Taxes on Income Wealth and Etc. Eurostat provides Tax Revenue in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.

Key information about Russia Tax revenue: % of GDP

• Russia Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 19.8 % in Jun 2025.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.3 % for Mar 2025.
• Russia Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 15.6 % from Mar 1996 to Jun 2025, with 118 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 29.6 % in Dec 1997 and a record low of 14.5 % in Sep 2013.
• Russia Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates annual Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Tax Revenue and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Federal Tax Service of Russia provides year-to-date Tax Revenue in local currency. Federal State Statistics Service provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2011 is based on SNA 1993.

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India: Tax revenue, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 6.73 percent, a decline from 12.02 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 17.45 percent, based on data from 110 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1974 to 2022 is 9.7 percent. The minimum value, 6.73 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 12.11 percent was recorded in 2007.

Actual value and historical data chart for Japan Tax Revenue Percent Of GDP

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Key information about Taiwan Tax revenue: % of GDP

• Taiwan Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 20.2 % in Sep 2025.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 12.6 % for Jun 2025.
• Taiwan Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 16.4 % from Mar 1975 to Sep 2025, with 203 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 27.9 % in Jun 2023 and a record low of 7.5 % in Mar 2009.
• Taiwan Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Tax Revenue and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Ministry of Finance provides Tax Revenue in local currency. The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan provides Nominal GDP in local currency.

Ireland: Tax revenue, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 16.79 percent, an increase from 16.59 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 17.45 percent, based on data from 110 countries. Historically, the average for Ireland from 1972 to 2022 is 23.65 percent. The minimum value, 15.91 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 28.75 percent was recorded in 1988.

The USA: Tax revenue, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 10.65 percent, a decline from 12.6 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 17.30 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1972 to 2023 is 10.87 percent. The minimum value, 7.9 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 12.97 percent was recorded in 2000.

Key information about Norway Tax revenue: % of GDP

• Norway Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 29.5 % in Jun 2025.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 29.4 % for Mar 2025.
• Norway Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 29.8 % from Mar 2002 to Jun 2025, with 94 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 36.5 % in Sep 2022 and a record low of 25.2 % in Mar 2020.
• Norway Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Tax Revenue and quarterly Nominal GDP. Tax Revenue is calculated as the sum of Tax on Income and Wealth, Tax on Goods and Services and Tax on Capital. Statistics Norway provides Tax Revenue in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in World was reported at 13.62 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Tax revenue (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.