Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in OECD average country
OECD average country: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 34.06 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in OECD average country, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
OECD average country recorded 34.06 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in OECD average country peaked at 34.06 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.8 Percentage of GDP, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in OECD average country, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.8 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 31.23 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 31.54 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 31.92 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 31.95 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 32.11 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 32.32 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 32.58 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 32.73 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 32.97 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 32.92 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 32.46 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 32.28 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 32.17 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 32.17 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.64 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 32.77 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 32.86 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.25 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 31.48 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 31.52 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.9 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 32.36 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 32.64 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.86 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 32.92 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 33.56 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 33.32 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 33.42 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.35 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 33.46 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 34.02 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 33.96 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 33.73 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 34.06 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.02 Percentage of GDP | 30.8 Percentage of GDP | 32.97 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4 Percentage of GDP | 31.48 Percentage of GDP | 32.92 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.78 Percentage of GDP | 31.52 Percentage of GDP | 33.56 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.85 Percentage of GDP | 33.46 Percentage of GDP | 34.06 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD average country
- 1 Denmark 45.18 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Türkiye 23.95 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 France 43.46 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Austria 43.37 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Viet Nam 17.18 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.93 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Italy 42.75 Percentage of GDP compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in OECD average country?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in OECD average country was 34.06 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 OECD average country?
- The highest recorded value was 34.06 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in OECD average country?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8 Percentage of GDP in 1990.
- How does OECD average country rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- OECD average country ranks 1st out of 5 regions with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in OECD average country?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD average country 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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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.