In 2023, the total revenues of the U.S. government totaled around 4.44 trillion U.S. dollars. Revenues consist of individual and corporate income taxes, payroll taxes and other taxes. Individual income taxes amounted to 2.18 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, whereas corporate income taxes totaled 420 billion U.S. dollars.

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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.

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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.

Monthly state sales tax collections is an experimental dataset published by the U.S. Census Bureau. It provides data for collections from sales taxes including motor fuel taxes. Data reported for a specific month generally represent sales taxes collected on sales made during the prior month. Tax collections primarily rely on unaudited data collected from existing state reports or state data sources available from and posted on the Internet. Secondarily, states report the data via the Quarterly Survey of State and Local Tax Revenue. Data are updated monthly, but due to differing reporting cycles data for some states may lag.

In the fiscal year of 2023, the state of California collected a total of 220.59 billion U.S. dollars in tax revenue, the highest of any state. New York collected the second highest amount of taxes in that year, coming in at 125.19 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2021, state and local governments in the United States collected about 6,334 U.S. dollars per capita in tax revenue. This is a significant increase from the previous year, when state and local governments collected 5,627 U.S. dollars per capita in tax revenue.

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Daily overview of federal revenue collections such as income tax deposits, customs duties, fees for government service, fines, and loan repayments.

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In 2021, state and local governments in the United States collected about 689.89 billion U.S. dollars by general sales and selected sales tax. This is an increase from the year previous, when state and local government collected 650.98 billion U.S. dollars in sales tax.

In 2021, state and local governments in the United States collected about 630.21 billion U.S. dollars via property taxes. This is a significant increase from 1977, when state and local governments collected about 62.53 billion U.S. dollars in property taxes.

In 2023, revenue from individual income tax accounted for 49 percent of total tax revenues collected by the U.S. federal government. By 2029, these taxes are expected to account for 52 percent, reflecting a small decrease. Corporation income tax, however, is expected to increase from 9.4 percent in 2023, to 10.9 percent by 2029.

Revenue from income tax in the United States amounted to about 2.43 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024. The forecast predicts an increase in income tax revenues up to 4.41 trillion U.S. dollars in 2035.

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USAID's Collecting Taxes Database (CTD) is a compilation of international statistics about taxation designed to provide policymakers, practitioners, and researchers with the means to conduct analysis on domestic revenue mobilization (DRM). It is part of a wider agenda of the international community to help countries strengthen their tax systems and mobilize domestic revenue. The CTD includes information on tax performance and tax administration variables for 200 countries and territories. USAID plans to update the CTD annually. The CTD comprises a set of 30 indicators divided into three main categories -- (1) Tax Rates and Structure; (2) Tax Performance; and (3) Tax Administration -- and includes information on 200 national tax systems. The tax administration indicators examine the main features of the revenue authority.