The average for 2022 based on 94 countries was 17.41 percent. The highest value was in Lesotho: 31.31 percent and the lowest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 0.57 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains as a share of total tax revenues vary significantly from country to country. For instance, in Timor-Leste, ** percent of the country's total tax revenues came from these types of taxes, whereas in Vanuatu and the Bahamas, with no income taxes, the rate was zero.

This dataset provides values for TAX REVENUE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

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.

This dataset provides values for GOVERNMENT REVENUES reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

This dataset presents information on historical central government revenues for 31 countries in Europe and the Americas for the period from 1800 (or independence) to 2012. The countries included are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany (West Germany between 1949 and 1990), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In other words, the dataset includes all South American, North American, and Western European countries with a population of more than one million, plus Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Mexico. The dataset contains information on the public finances of central governments. To make such information comparable cross-nationally the researchers chose to normalize nominal revenue figures in two ways: (i) as a share of the total budget, and (ii) as a share of total gross domestic product. The total tax revenue of the central state is disaggregated guided by the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which provides a classification of types of revenue, and describes in detail the contents of each classification category. Given the paucity of detailed historical data and the needs of our project, researchers combined some subcategories. First, they were interested in total tax revenue, as well as the shares of total revenue coming from direct and indirect taxes. Further, they measured two sub-categories of direct taxation, namely taxes on property and income. For indirect taxes, they separated excises, consumption, and customs.

Looking at national tax revenues as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in *** countries and territories worldwide, Denmark had the highest revenue as a share of its national GDP, with almost **** of its GDP coming from taxes. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other, on the other hand, only *** percent of the national GDP came from taxes.

Key information about US Tax revenue: % of GDP

• United States Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 16.6 % in Dec 2024.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 16.2 % for Dec 2023.
• US Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 17.0 % 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 2022, tax revenues in Brazil represented 33.3 percent of its GDP. This made it the country with the largest volume of taxes in relation to gross domestic product in Latin America and the Caribbean. In Barbados and Argentina, tax revenue was equal to approximately one third of GDP. Guyana, on the other hand, was the nation with the lowest share of tax to GDP, at only 10.6 percent, almost eleven percentage points below the regional average, 21.5 percent.

This scatter chart displays tax revenue (% of GDP) against expense (% of GDP) in Caribbean. The data is about countries.

Key information about United States Tax Revenue

• US Tax Revenue was reported at 510.819 USD bn in Jan 2025.
• This records an increase from the previous figure of 451.093 USD bn for Dec 2024.
• US Tax Revenue data is updated monthly, averaging 107.897 USD bn from Dec 1967 to Jan 2025, with 686 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 851.434 USD bn in Apr 2022 and a record low of 10.507 USD bn in Oct 1968.
• US Tax Revenue 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: USD: Monthly.

CEIC calculates monthly Tax Revenue 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.

This horizontal bar chart displays tax revenue (% of GDP) by country full name using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Africa. The data is about countries.

Between 2010 and 2024, France constantly had the highest total government revenue of the G7 countries in terms of share of gross domestic product (GDP). In 2024, its total income amounted to an estimated 51 percent of its GDP. It was also the G7 country with the highest government spending over the same period. On the other hand, the United States had the lowest government income that year at 30 percent of its GDP.

The dataset presents the division of tax revenue sources in selected countries, comparing data from 1986 and 1996. It is observed that developing countries are characterized by a significant dependence on indirect taxes, particularly on trade and consumption taxes. This contrasts with the situation in countries belonging to the OECD, where direct taxes, especially personal income tax, play a relatively greater role. In addition, in developed economies, it is necessary to emphasize the important role of social security revenues; in 1996 they accounted for 10% of GDP, which was almost ten times the value recorded in developing countries.

Graph and download economic data for Government current tax receipts (W054RC1Q027SBEA) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about receipts, tax, government, GDP, and USA.

******* was the European country which collected the greatest total tax revenues (including social security revenues), with the country collecting *** trillion euros of taxes in 2023. France was the country in Europe with the second-largest tax base in 2023, with *** trillion Euros of taxes collected, while Italy collected *** billion euros. The small island nation of Malta collected the least tax revenue in 2023, with only *** billion euros of revenues.

This scatter chart displays expense (% of GDP) against tax revenue (% of GDP) in Middle Africa. The data is about countries.

Key information about Portugal Tax Revenue

• Portugal Tax Revenue was reported at 15.828 USD bn in Mar 2024.
• This is a decrease from the previous figure of 18.620 USD bn for Dec 2023.
• Portugal Tax Revenue data is updated quarterly, averaging 12.788 USD bn from Mar 1999 to Mar 2024, with 101 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 22.914 USD bn in Sep 2023 and a record low of 6.079 USD bn in Mar 2001.
• Portugal Tax Revenue 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: USD: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Tax Revenue as the sum of Tax on Income and Wealth and Tax on Production and Imports and converts it into USD. Statistics Portugal provides Tax Revenue in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

This scatter chart displays male population (people) against tax revenue (% of GDP) in Oceania. The data is about countries.

Carbon taxes generated an estimated **** billion U.S. dollars in 2024. France's carbon tax accounted for almost a quarter of this revenue, having generated roughly *** billion U.S. dollars that year.