Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Korea

Korea: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 25.33 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.33 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 5.7%
Rank
2nd
of 6 groups
All-time high
29.75 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
17.51 Percentage of GDP
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Korea, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 17.9 Percentage of GDP1991: 17.6 Percentage of GDP1992: 17.5 Percentage of GDP1993: 17.8 Percentage of GDP1994: 17.9 Percentage of GDP1995: 18.1 Percentage of GDP1996: 18.7 Percentage of GDP1997: 18.3 Percentage of GDP1998: 18.3 Percentage of GDP1999: 18.5 Percentage of GDP2000: 20.2 Percentage of GDP2001: 20.5 Percentage of GDP2002: 20.6 Percentage of GDP2003: 21.2 Percentage of GDP2004: 20.4 Percentage of GDP2005: 20.8 Percentage of GDP2006: 21.8 Percentage of GDP2007: 22.8 Percentage of GDP2008: 22.6 Percentage of GDP2009: 21.8 Percentage of GDP2010: 21.5 Percentage of GDP2011: 22.2 Percentage of GDP2012: 22.7 Percentage of GDP2013: 22.1 Percentage of GDP2014: 22.3 Percentage of GDP2015: 22.6 Percentage of GDP2016: 23.5 Percentage of GDP2017: 24.1 Percentage of GDP2018: 25.2 Percentage of GDP2019: 25.7 Percentage of GDP2020: 26.2 Percentage of GDP2021: 27.9 Percentage of GDP2022: 29.7 Percentage of GDP2023: 26.9 Percentage of GDP2024: 25.3 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Korea stood at 25.33 Percentage of GDP.

That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Korea peaked at 29.75 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.51 Percentage of GDP, in 1992.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Korea, 1990 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1990 17.92 Percentage of GDP
1991 17.61 Percentage of GDP -1.7%
1992 17.51 Percentage of GDP -0.6%
1993 17.81 Percentage of GDP +1.7%
1994 17.91 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
1995 18.1 Percentage of GDP +1.1%
1996 18.67 Percentage of GDP +3.2%
1997 18.31 Percentage of GDP -1.9%
1998 18.28 Percentage of GDP -0.2%
1999 18.55 Percentage of GDP +1.5%
2000 20.17 Percentage of GDP +8.7%
2001 20.46 Percentage of GDP +1.4%
2002 20.57 Percentage of GDP +0.5%
2003 21.21 Percentage of GDP +3.1%
2004 20.4 Percentage of GDP -3.8%
2005 20.84 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2006 21.77 Percentage of GDP +4.5%
2007 22.79 Percentage of GDP +4.7%
2008 22.63 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2009 21.8 Percentage of GDP -3.7%
2010 21.46 Percentage of GDP -1.6%
2011 22.22 Percentage of GDP +3.6%
2012 22.68 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2013 22.11 Percentage of GDP -2.5%
2014 22.3 Percentage of GDP +0.9%
2015 22.61 Percentage of GDP +1.4%
2016 23.5 Percentage of GDP +3.9%
2017 24.06 Percentage of GDP +2.4%
2018 25.24 Percentage of GDP +4.9%
2019 25.68 Percentage of GDP +1.7%
2020 26.16 Percentage of GDP +1.9%
2021 27.86 Percentage of GDP +6.5%
2022 29.75 Percentage of GDP +6.8%
2023 26.87 Percentage of GDP -9.7%
2024 25.33 Percentage of GDP -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.07 Percentage of GDP 17.51 Percentage of GDP 18.67 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 21.26 Percentage of GDP 20.17 Percentage of GDP 22.79 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 23.19 Percentage of GDP 21.46 Percentage of GDP 25.68 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 27.19 Percentage of GDP 25.33 Percentage of GDP 29.75 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 Denmark 45.18 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 23.95 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 2 France 43.46 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 3 Austria 43.37 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 4 Italy 42.75 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 5 Belgium 42.57 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Korea?
Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Korea was 25.33 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 29.75 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 17.51 Percentage of GDP in 1992.
How does Korea rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Korea ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.