Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Northern America

Northern America: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 11.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
11.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
23rd
of 30 groups
All-time high
13.1%
in 2000
All-time low
8.3%
in 2009
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Northern America, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 13.12001: 12.12002: 10.22003: 9.72004: 9.92005: 10.92006: 11.52007: 11.52008: 10.52009: 8.32010: 8.82011: 9.72012: 9.92013: 10.62014: 112015: 11.32016: 11.12017: 11.72018: 10.32019: 10.22020: 10.62021: 11.82022: 12.92023: 11.12024: 11.2

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Northern America is 11.2%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Northern America peaked at 13.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2009.

Northern America ranks 23rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%) in Northern America, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 13.1%
2001 12.1% -8.2%
2002 10.2% -15.7%
2003 9.7% -4.4%
2004 9.9% +1.5%
2005 10.9% +10.6%
2006 11.5% +5.3%
2007 11.5% -0.2%
2008 10.5% -8.8%
2009 8.3% -20.8%
2010 8.8% +6.7%
2011 9.7% +10.2%
2012 9.9% +2.0%
2013 10.6% +6.6%
2014 11.0% +4.1%
2015 11.3% +3.0%
2016 11.1% -2.5%
2017 11.7% +5.6%
2018 10.3% -12.2%
2019 10.2% -0.5%
2020 10.6% +3.7%
2021 11.8% +11.4%
2022 12.9% +9.3%
2023 11.1% -13.9%
2024 11.2% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.8% 8.3% 13.1% 10
2010s 10.5% 8.8% 11.7% 10
2020s 11.5% 10.6% 12.9% 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 20 Samoa 24.0% compare
  2. 21 Serbia 23.9% compare
  3. 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.8% compare
  4. 23 Jamaica 23.7% compare
  5. 24 Australia 23.6% compare
  6. 25 Hungary 23.4% compare
  7. 26 Barbados 23.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Northern America?
Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Northern America was 11.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2009.
How does Northern America rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
Northern America ranks 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
194 places, 3,662 data points, 2000–2024
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