Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 10.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2009–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 10.5% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 12.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2016.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.0% | — |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More economy & growth data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 437,904 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 6.33 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.46 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 31.16 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 25.21 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 1.51 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,271 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,183 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.94 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 380,646 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 10.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2016.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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