Revenue, excluding grants in OECD members

OECD members: Revenue, excluding grants was 26.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
11th
of 35 groups
All-time high
27.2%
in 2022
All-time low
20.1%
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024

Revenue, excluding grants in OECD members, 1972–2024

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Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, revenue, excluding grants in OECD members stood at 26.3%.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in OECD members peaked at 27.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1972.

OECD members ranks 11th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Revenue, excluding grants in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) in OECD members, 1972 to 2024.
Year % of GDP Change
1972 20.1%
1973 20.7% +2.8%
1974 21.6% +4.2%
1975 21.7% +0.8%
1976 21.9% +0.6%
1977 22.6% +3.3%
1978 22.6% -0.1%
1979 23.1% +2.1%
1980 23.9% +3.5%
1981 24.5% +2.5%
1982 25.0% +2.3%
1983 24.2% -3.2%
1984 24.0% -1.1%
1985 24.4% +2.0%
1986 24.4% -0.3%
1987 24.7% +1.4%
1988 24.3% -1.6%
1989 24.3% -0.2%
1990 23.2% -4.4%
1991 23.2% +0.1%
1992 23.0% -0.9%
1993 23.0% -0.3%
1994 23.7% +3.3%
1995 25.5% +7.4%
1996 25.8% +1.1%
1997 26.0% +1.0%
1998 26.0% -0.0%
1999 26.4% +1.4%
2000 26.8% +1.6%
2001 26.7% -0.3%
2002 25.5% -4.6%
2003 25.2% -1.3%
2004 25.1% -0.2%
2005 25.8% +2.6%
2006 26.2% +1.6%
2007 26.3% +0.3%
2008 25.7% -2.1%
2009 24.4% -5.1%
2010 25.1% +2.9%
2011 25.0% -0.4%
2012 25.4% +1.7%
2013 26.4% +4.1%
2014 26.4% -0.3%
2015 26.4% +0.0%
2016 26.3% -0.4%
2017 26.6% +1.2%
2018 26.0% -2.3%
2019 25.9% -0.5%
2020 26.0% +0.4%
2021 26.7% +2.8%
2022 27.2% +2.0%
2023 26.2% -4.0%
2024 26.3% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21.8% 20.1% 23.1% 8
1980s 24.4% 23.9% 25.0% 10
1990s 24.6% 23.0% 26.4% 10
2000s 25.8% 24.4% 26.8% 10
2010s 25.9% 25.0% 26.6% 10
2020s 26.5% 26.0% 27.2% 5

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 8 Kuwait 43.8% compare
  2. 9 Slovenia 43.5% compare
  3. 10 France 42.1% compare
  4. 11 Lesotho 42.0% compare
  5. 12 Finland 41.8% compare
  6. 13 San Marino 41.2% compare
  7. 14 Italy 40.1% compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue, excluding grants in OECD members?
Revenue, excluding grants in OECD members was 26.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2022.
What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1972.
How does OECD members rank for revenue, excluding grants?
OECD members ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members 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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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.