Revenue, excluding grants in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Revenue, excluding grants was 14.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Revenue, excluding grants in Lower middle income, 2002–2018
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Lower middle income is 14.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Lower middle income peaked at 17.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2017.
That places Lower middle income 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.0% | — |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 17.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,919 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,008 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Lower middle income?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Lower middle income was 14.2% in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2017.
- How does Lower middle income rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Lower middle income ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2018.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.