Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 6.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Southern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 6.8% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Asia peaked at 11.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2022.
That places Southern Asia 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -42.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -42.4% | 11.7% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 22.60 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.31 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,420 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.00 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 9.45 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.34 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 5.58 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4.51 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.03 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Asia?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Asia was 6.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2022.
- How does Southern Asia rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Southern Asia ranks 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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