Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Western Asia
Western Asia: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Western Asia, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia stood at 12.9%.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia peaked at 13.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2014.
That places Western Asia 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.3% | — |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More economy & growth data for Western Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 4.37 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.19 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 14,704 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 12,408 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.84 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.8 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 26.15 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia was 12.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2014.
- How does Western Asia rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Western Asia ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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