Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in United States of America

United States of America: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 10.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
10.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
24th
of 30 groups
All-time high
13.0%
in 2000
All-time low
7.9%
in 2009
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0510152000201220242000: 132001: 11.92002: 9.92003: 9.42004: 9.52005: 10.72006: 11.32007: 11.32008: 10.32009: 7.92010: 8.62011: 9.52012: 9.82013: 10.52014: 10.92015: 11.22016: 10.92017: 11.62018: 102019: 102020: 10.32021: 11.62022: 12.82023: 10.82024: 10.9

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in United States of America is 10.9%, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in United States of America peaked at 13.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2009.

That places United States of America 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%) in United States of America, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 13.0%
2001 11.9% -8.6%
2002 9.9% -16.8%
2003 9.4% -4.8%
2004 9.5% +1.6%
2005 10.7% +12.0%
2006 11.3% +5.9%
2007 11.3% -0.2%
2008 10.3% -9.0%
2009 7.9% -23.1%
2010 8.6% +8.3%
2011 9.5% +11.4%
2012 9.8% +2.4%
2013 10.5% +7.4%
2014 10.9% +4.3%
2015 11.2% +2.8%
2016 10.9% -2.8%
2017 11.6% +6.1%
2018 10.0% -13.8%
2019 10.0% -0.3%
2020 10.3% +3.4%
2021 11.6% +12.4%
2022 12.8% +10.6%
2023 10.8% -15.5%
2024 10.9% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.5% 7.9% 13.0% 10
2010s 10.3% 8.6% 11.6% 10
2020s 11.3% 10.3% 12.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in United States of America?
Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in United States of America was 10.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2009.
How does United States of America rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
United States of America ranks 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of 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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