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 16.6 % 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.

Looking at national tax revenues as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 126 countries and territories worldwide, Denmark had the highest revenue as a share of its national GDP, with almost half of its GDP coming from taxes. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other, on the other hand, only six percent of the national GDP came from taxes.

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in United States was reported at 10.65 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Tax revenue (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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.

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.

Key information about India Tax revenue: % of GDP

• India Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 6.8 % in Dec 2024.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.1 % for Sep 2024.
• India Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 7.4 % from Jun 1997 to Dec 2024, with 111 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 10.8 % in Mar 2015 and a record low of 3.0 % in Jun 2003.
• India 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 Controller General of Accounts provides Tax Revenue in local currency. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Tax Revenue covers Central Government only. Nominal GDP prior to Q2 2011 is based on a combination of SNA 2008 and SNA 1993, at 2004-2005 prices and prior to Q2 2004 is based on SNA 1993, at 1999-2000 prices.

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Turkey was reported at 18.54 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Turkey - Tax revenue (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Taxes collected by the central government in Kenya equated to nearly 15.9 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019. The indicator increased from approximately 15.1 percent in 2018. In the period examined, tax revenue as a percentage of the GDP reached a peak at 16.88 percent in 2014.

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Ethiopia was reported at 3.9314 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Tax revenue (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Government: Tax Receipts on Corporate Income (FCTAX) from 1929 to 2024 about receipts, tax, federal, corporate, government, income, GDP, and USA.

Key information about Canada Tax revenue: % of GDP

• Canada Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 13.0 % in Dec 2024.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 11.4 % for Sep 2024.
• Canada Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 12.4 % from Mar 1996 to Dec 2024, with 116 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 16.1 % in Jun 1998 and a record low of 9.8 % in Sep 2013.
• Canada 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 Department of Finance Canada provides Tax Revenue in local currency. Statistics Canada provides Nominal GDP in local currency.

Graph and download economic data for Federal government current tax receipts (W006RC1Q027SBEA) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about receipts, tax, federal, government, GDP, and USA.

Income tax revenue in the United States amounted to 2.18 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, which was about 8.1 percent of the U.S. GDP. The forecast predicts an increase in income tax revenue up to 3.97 trillion U.S. dollars in 2034, which would be about 9.3 percent of the projected U.S. GDP. The annual inflation rate in the U.S. since 1990 can be accessed here.

In 2023, tax revenues accounted for 11.6 percent of Guyana's gross domestic product. In comparison to the previous year when 10.6 percent was reported, this represents an increase. In this South American country, the volume of taxes collected by the state represented a lower share of GDP than the regional average.

Key information about China Tax revenue: % of GDP

• China Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 11.6 % in Dec 2024.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 11.0 % for Sep 2024.
• China Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 13.7 % from Mar 1995 to Dec 2024, with 120 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 22.0 % in Jun 2011 and a record low of 3.7 % in Mar 2024.
• China 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 National Bureau of Statistics provides year-to-date Nominal GDP in local currency.

Key information about Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP

• Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 7.0 % in Dec 2023.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.1 % for Dec 2022.
• Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 7.3 % from Dec 2006 to 2023, with 18 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.

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Germany was reported at 11.01 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Tax revenue (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Federal government current tax receipts: Taxes on production and imports (NA000324Q) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about receipts, imports, tax, federal, production, government, GDP, and USA.

Corporate income tax revenue in the United States amounted to 420 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, which was about 1.6 percent of the U.S. GDP. The forecast predicts an increase in corporate income tax revenue up to 551 billion U.S. dollars in 2034, which would be about 1.2 percent of the projected U.S. GDP.