Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 7.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded 7.4% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 11.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2022.
Central and Southern Asia ranks 29th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -37.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Central and Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -37.1% | 11.8% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Central and Southern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 37,496 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 31.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 5.7% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.3% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Central and Southern Asia?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Central and Southern Asia was 7.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2022.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern 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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