Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 8.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Asia, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 8.5% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Asia peaked at 10.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2023.
That places Eastern Asia 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.0% | — |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More economy & growth data for Eastern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 49.31 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 25.47 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.12 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 15,598 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 15,192 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 24.81 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.81 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 5.06 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.25 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 36.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Asia?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Asia was 8.5% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2023.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Eastern Asia ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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