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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Northern America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 29.81 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 31.41 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 21.64 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 81,512 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 63,589 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 24.50 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.13 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.47 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.85 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 22.11 % (2024)
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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