Subnational government tax revenue by country
This dataset includes subnational government tax revenue expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, percentage of total public tax revenue and percentage of total subnational revenue. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets...
What the numbers show
Subnational government tax revenue is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 45.37 Percentage of GDP in Denmark; the lowest is 15.7 Percentage of GDP in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.52 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 25.51 Percentage of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 35.7%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 21.1%).
Subnational government tax revenue: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 45.37 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 2 | Sweden | 38.16 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 3 | Iceland | 33.97 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | New Zealand | 31.71 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 17.78 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 30.61 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 30.4 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 7 | Australia | 30.19 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 8 | Norway | 29.86 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 29.74 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 29.56 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 11 | Belgium | 29.4 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 12 | France | 28.73 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 28.51 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 14 | Greece | 28.24 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 27.68 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 16 | Netherlands | 26.56 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 17 | Israel | 25.8 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 24.72 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 24.52 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 23.92 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 23.61 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 23.43 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 23.25 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | OECD | 22.53 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 22.22 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 35.7% | flat |
| 26 | Poland | 22.16 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 21.53 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 20.43 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 29 | Japan | 20.11 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 20.03 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 19.43 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | United States | 19.42 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 33 | Colombia | 18.81 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 18.3 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 17.44 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 15.7 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 26.02 Percentage of GDP
- Slovak Republic 19.83 Percentage of GDP
- OECD unitary countries 24.19 Percentage of GDP
- Korea 17.97 Percentage of GDP
- OECD federal countries 21.23 Percentage of GDP
About this data
This dataset includes subnational government tax revenue expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, percentage of total public tax revenue and percentage of total subnational revenue. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.