Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Asia
Asia: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 9.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Asia, 2008–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Asia recorded 9.4% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Asia peaked at 11.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2022.
That places Asia 26th out of 30 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.4% | — |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More economy & growth data for Asia
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 106.47 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 13.40 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 12.58 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 33.73 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.88 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.9 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.54 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 37.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 39.74 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Asia?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Asia was 9.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2022.
- How does Asia rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Asia ranks 26th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia 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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