Central government revenues as a share of GDP by country
Taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales included. Grants excluded.
Countries reporting
157
Highest
115.5%
Naoero
Lowest
3.0%
United Arab Emirates
Median
25.4%
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
4,667
What the numbers show
Central government revenues as a share of GDP is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 115.5% in Naoero; the lowest is 3.0% in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.4%, and the mean is 26.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 38.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia, Federated States of (up 139.6%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 84.8%).
Central government revenues as a share of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoero | 115.5% | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 2 | Kiribati | 80.2% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 51.5% | 2022 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Norway | 51.5% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 45.1% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 44.8% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 44.6% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Kuwait | 43.8% | 1998 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 9 | Slovenia | 43.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 10 | France | 42.1% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 11 | Lesotho | 42.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 41.8% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 13 | San Marino | 41.2% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 40.1% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 15 | Cyprus | 39.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 39.4% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 39.3% | 2024 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 38.9% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 38.6% | 2022 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 20 | Iraq | 38.6% | 2019 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Estonia | 38.3% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 38.3% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 37.9% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 37.9% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.6% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 26 | Portugal | 37.4% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 36.5% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 35.9% | 2023 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 35.6% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 35.1% | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 35.1% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 34.8% | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 34.4% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 34 | New Zealand | 34.2% | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 35 | Latvia | 33.9% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 33.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 33.2% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 33.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 39 | Macau, China | 31.8% | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 40 | Mongolia | 31.6% | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 41 | Türkiye | 31.5% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 42 | Israel | 31.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 31.4% | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 44 | Marshall Islands | 31.3% | 2020 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 31.0% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 30.9% | 2024 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 47 | Samoa | 30.7% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 30.7% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 49 | Uruguay | 30.6% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.4% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 51 | Tunisia | 29.9% | 2012 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 52 | Andorra | 29.8% | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 53 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 29.7% | 2020 | up 139.6% | rising |
| 54 | Spain | 29.7% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 55 | Seychelles | 29.5% | 2008 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 29.4% | 2023 | up 17.1% | flat |
| 57 | South Africa | 29.4% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 58 | Germany | 29.4% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 59 | Georgia | 28.7% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28.5% | 2020 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 61 | Belarus | 28.1% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 62 | Botswana | 28.1% | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 27.8% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 27.4% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 65 | El Salvador | 27.3% | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 26.9% | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 26.8% | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 68 | Fiji | 26.6% | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.4% | 2022 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 70 | Brazil | 26.4% | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 71 | Morocco | 26.2% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 72 | Australia | 26.1% | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 73 | Albania | 26.1% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 74 | Colombia | 25.8% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 75 | Korea | 25.8% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 76 | Ireland | 25.7% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 77 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25.6% | 2017 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 25.4% | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 79 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 25.4% | 2009 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 80 | Barbados | 25.2% | 2016 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 81 | Eswatini | 25.1% | 2021 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 82 | Maldives | 24.8% | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 83 | Mauritius | 24.7% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 84 | Mozambique | 24.5% | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.3% | 2019 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 86 | Palau | 24.2% | 2020 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 87 | Senegal | 24.2% | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 88 | Vanuatu | 24.2% | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 89 | Armenia | 24.1% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 23.8% | 2017 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 91 | Zambia | 23.4% | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 92 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.3% | 2007 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 93 | Tonga | 22.6% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 94 | Honduras | 22.2% | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 95 | Chile | 21.9% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 21.6% | 2020 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 21.5% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 21.2% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 99 | Jordan | 21.2% | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 100 | Egypt | 21.0% | 2015 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 101 | Peru | 20.7% | 2021 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 102 | Thailand | 20.2% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 103 | Congo | 20.1% | 2021 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 104 | Bhutan | 20.0% | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 105 | Canada | 19.9% | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 106 | Mexico | 19.4% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 19.4% | 2017 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 108 | Bahamas | 19.4% | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 19.4% | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 18.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 111 | Rwanda | 18.7% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 112 | Paraguay | 18.7% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 113 | Kenya | 18.6% | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 114 | Angola | 18.2% | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 115 | United States of America | 17.8% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 116 | Singapore | 17.7% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 17.5% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 118 | Switzerland | 17.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 119 | Argentina | 16.9% | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 120 | Malaysia | 16.8% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 121 | Philippines | 16.7% | 2024 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 16.6% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 16.5% | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 124 | Nepal | 16.5% | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 125 | Malawi | 15.9% | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 126 | Togo | 15.7% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 127 | Bahrain | 15.5% | 2020 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 128 | Gabon | 15.1% | 2021 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 129 | Indonesia | 15.1% | 2009 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 130 | Ghana | 15.0% | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 131 | China | 14.9% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 132 | Niger | 14.6% | 1980 | — | rising |
| 133 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 14.5% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 134 | Myanmar | 14.4% | 2019 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 135 | Burundi | 14.2% | 2021 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 136 | Uganda | 14.0% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.9% | 2022 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 138 | Cambodia | 13.8% | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 139 | Cameroon | 13.7% | 2021 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 140 | Lebanon | 13.5% | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 141 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.4% | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 142 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 13.2% | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 13.0% | 2017 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 144 | Guatemala | 12.8% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 145 | Mali | 12.7% | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 146 | Madagascar | 12.2% | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 11.1% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 148 | Panama | 10.7% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.2% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 9.5% | 2021 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 151 | India | 9.4% | 2022 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 9.2% | 2021 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 153 | Sudan | 8.8% | 2016 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Zimbabwe | 8.1% | 2018 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 155 | Ethiopia | 4.1% | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 156 | Somalia | 3.1% | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 3.0% | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
About this data
Taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales included. Grants excluded.