Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 14.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Europe, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Europe stood at 14.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Europe peaked at 17.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2016.
That places Eastern Europe 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 14.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.5% | 14.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 10 Luxembourg 26.8% compare
- 11 Greece 26.7% compare
- 12 Austria 25.6% compare
- 13 South Africa 25.4% compare
- 14 Finland 25.4% compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 25.3% compare
- 16 Italy 24.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Eastern Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 11.27 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.49 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 739,675 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 15,743 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 11,251 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.21 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.16 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 6.54 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 3.38 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 23.07 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Europe?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Europe was 14.0% 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2016.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Eastern Europe ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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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