Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 21.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Southern Europe, 2004–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Europe stood at 21.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Europe peaked at 21.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2009.
That places Southern Europe 5th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.3% | — |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 18.6% | 20.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.7% | 21.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More economy & growth data for Southern Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 7.33 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.03 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 33,234 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 27,640 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 4.18 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.81 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 5.14 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.86 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.17 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 3.1 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Europe?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Europe was 21.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2009.
- How does Southern Europe rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Southern Europe ranks 5th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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