Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues by country
Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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...
What the numbers show
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 45.18 Percentage of GDP in Denmark; the lowest is 18.28 Percentage of GDP in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.02 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 34.25 Percentage of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 38.5%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 22.3%).
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 45.18 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 43.46 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 43.37 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 42.75 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 23.95 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 42.57 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 42.22 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 41.46 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 41.44 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 40.19 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 39.83 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 38.54 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 12 | Slovenia | 38.3 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 38.02 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 36.95 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 36.68 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 36.64 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 17 | Estonia | 35.23 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 35.13 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 34.91 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 20 | Canada | 34.9 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 34.37 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 22 | Hungary | 34.35 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 33.98 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 24 | Japan | 33.73 Percentage of GDP | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 33.13 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 26 | New Zealand | 32.89 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 30.88 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 28 | Australia | 29.87 Percentage of GDP | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 27.17 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 30 | United States | 25.62 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 24.84 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 32 | Ireland | 21.69 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 33 | Chile | 20.48 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 19.87 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 18.28 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 35.55 Percentage of GDP
- OECD unitary countries 34.52 Percentage of GDP
- OECD average country 34.06 Percentage of GDP
- Korea 25.33 Percentage of GDP
- OECD federal countries 32.09 Percentage of GDP
About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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.