Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in OECD unitary countries
OECD unitary countries: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 34.52 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in OECD unitary countries, 1965–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in OECD unitary countries stood at 34.52 Percentage of GDP.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in OECD unitary countries peaked at 34.87 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.07 Percentage of GDP, in 1965.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in OECD unitary countries, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 25.07 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 25.67 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 26.6 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 26.93 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 27.21 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 27.06 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 27.9 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 27.09 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 26.97 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 27.73 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 28.55 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 29.78 Percentage of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 30.42 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 30.12 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 29.95 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 30.88 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 31.62 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 32.15 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 32.35 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 32.15 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 32.46 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 33.15 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 33.54 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 33.66 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 33.32 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 32.15 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 32.57 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 32.87 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 33.3 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 33.18 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 33.16 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 33.32 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 33.53 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 33.64 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.92 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 33.88 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 33.3 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 33.16 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 33.08 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.07 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.67 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 33.78 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.88 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.28 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 32.47 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 32.56 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.96 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 33.39 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 33.57 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.82 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 33.69 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 34.63 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 34.21 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.34 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 34.29 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 34.31 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.86 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.87 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.52 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.3 Percentage of GDP | 25.07 Percentage of GDP | 27.21 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 28.56 Percentage of GDP | 26.97 Percentage of GDP | 30.42 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.53 Percentage of GDP | 30.88 Percentage of GDP | 33.66 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.16 Percentage of GDP | 32.15 Percentage of GDP | 33.92 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.36 Percentage of GDP | 32.47 Percentage of GDP | 33.88 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.75 Percentage of GDP | 32.56 Percentage of GDP | 34.63 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.64 Percentage of GDP | 34.31 Percentage of GDP | 34.87 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in OECD unitary countries?
- Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in OECD unitary countries was 34.52 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in OECD unitary countries?
- The highest recorded value was 34.87 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in OECD unitary countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.07 Percentage of GDP in 1965.
- How does OECD unitary countries rank for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
- OECD unitary countries ranks 1st out of 4 regions with data for 2023.
- Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in OECD unitary countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD unitary countries 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.