Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Pakistan

Pakistan: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 12.28 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.28 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
121st
of 135 countries
All-time high
12.28 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
9.04 Percentage of GDP
in 2012
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Pakistan, 2011–2024

02.557.51012.52011201720242011: 9.3 Percentage of GDP2012: 9 Percentage of GDP2013: 9.4 Percentage of GDP2014: 9.9 Percentage of GDP2015: 11.2 Percentage of GDP2016: 11.2 Percentage of GDP2017: 11.4 Percentage of GDP2018: 10.2 Percentage of GDP2019: 10 Percentage of GDP2020: 10.3 Percentage of GDP2021: 10.4 Percentage of GDP2022: 10.1 Percentage of GDP2023: 10.6 Percentage of GDP2024: 12.3 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 Pakistan stood at 12.28 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Pakistan peaked at 12.28 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.04 Percentage of GDP, in 2012.

That places Pakistan 121st out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Pakistan, 2011 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2011 9.29 Percentage of GDP
2012 9.04 Percentage of GDP -2.6%
2013 9.43 Percentage of GDP +4.2%
2014 9.92 Percentage of GDP +5.2%
2015 11.19 Percentage of GDP +12.8%
2016 11.16 Percentage of GDP -0.2%
2017 11.4 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2018 10.22 Percentage of GDP -10.4%
2019 9.99 Percentage of GDP -2.2%
2020 10.29 Percentage of GDP +2.9%
2021 10.39 Percentage of GDP +1.0%
2022 10.07 Percentage of GDP -3.1%
2023 10.57 Percentage of GDP +5.0%
2024 12.28 Percentage of GDP +16.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10.18 Percentage of GDP 9.04 Percentage of GDP 11.4 Percentage of GDP 9
2020s 10.72 Percentage of GDP 10.07 Percentage of GDP 12.28 Percentage of GDP 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Pakistan?
Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Pakistan was 12.28 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 12.28 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 9.04 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
How does Pakistan rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Pakistan ranks 121st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
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.