Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Americas
Americas: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 11.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
21st
of 30 groups
All-time high
13.2%
in 2022
All-time low
8.7%
in 2009
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Americas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Americas recorded 11.7% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Americas peaked at 13.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2009.
Americas ranks 21st of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 13.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More economy & growth data for Americas
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 43.65 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 38.59 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 6.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 36,841 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 29,094 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 30.48 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.78 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.08 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.11 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.5 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Americas?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Americas was 11.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2009.
- How does Americas rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Americas ranks 21st out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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