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

Latest (2024)
25.33 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 5.7%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
29.75 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
11.52 Percentage of GDP
in 1973
Years of data
53
1972–2024

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Korea, 1972–2024

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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

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Korea, 1972 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 Denmark 45.18 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 2 France 43.46 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 3 Austria 43.37 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 4 Italy 42.75 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 23.95 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 5 Belgium 42.57 Percentage of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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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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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
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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.