Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Korea
Korea: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 25.33 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Korea, 1972–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Korea recorded 25.33 Percentage of GDP for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Korea peaked at 29.75 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.52 Percentage of GDP, in 1973.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 11.95 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1973 | 11.52 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 12.59 Percentage of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 14.31 Percentage of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 15.57 Percentage of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 15.51 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 15.89 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 16.18 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 16.23 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 16.07 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 16.24 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 16.44 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 15.44 Percentage of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 15.06 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 14.69 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 14.92 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 14.82 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 15.53 Percentage of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 17.92 Percentage of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 17.61 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 17.51 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 17.81 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 17.91 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.1 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 18.67 Percentage of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 18.31 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 18.28 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 18.55 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.17 Percentage of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 20.46 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 20.57 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 21.21 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.4 Percentage of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.84 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 21.77 Percentage of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 22.79 Percentage of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 22.63 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.8 Percentage of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 21.46 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 22.22 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 22.68 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.11 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 22.3 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.61 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 23.5 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 24.06 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 25.24 Percentage of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 25.68 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 26.16 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.86 Percentage of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 29.75 Percentage of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 26.87 Percentage of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 25.33 Percentage of GDP | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.19 Percentage of GDP | 11.52 Percentage of GDP | 16.18 Percentage of GDP | 8 |
| 1980s | 15.54 Percentage of GDP | 14.69 Percentage of GDP | 16.44 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.07 Percentage of GDP | 17.51 Percentage of GDP | 18.67 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.26 Percentage of GDP | 20.17 Percentage of GDP | 22.79 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.19 Percentage of GDP | 21.46 Percentage of GDP | 25.68 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.19 Percentage of GDP | 25.33 Percentage of GDP | 29.75 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Korea?
- Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Korea was 25.33 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.75 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.52 Percentage of GDP in 1973.
- How does Korea rank for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.