Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 27.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Northern Europe, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Northern Europe is 27.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Northern Europe peaked at 27.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2020.
That places Northern Europe 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7% | — |
| 2001 | 25.9% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 24.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.9% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 24.4% | 27.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More economy & growth data for Northern Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 6.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 6.26 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 57,638 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 51,132 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.56 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.15 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 5.5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.29 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.6681 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 1.13 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Northern Europe?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Northern Europe was 27.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2020.
- How does Northern Europe rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Northern Europe ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern 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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