Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 9.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded 9.1% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 11.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2023.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 27th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.4% | — |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
More economy & growth data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 513,521 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 24.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 23.7% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 3.8% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 48.6% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 3.9% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.5% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 1.58 (2022)
- Annual growth of the gross capital formation 2.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 9.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2023.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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