Tax revenue as share of GDP in India
India: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 17.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
112th
of 192 countries
All-time high
18.8%
in 2007
All-time low
13.0%
in 1998
Years of data
43
1981–2023
Tax revenue as share of GDP in India, 1981–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
India recorded 17.3% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in India peaked at 18.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1998.
India ranks 112th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in India, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 13.8% | — |
| 1982 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 14.9% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.2% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 49.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 133,743 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,503 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in India?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in India was 17.3% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1998.
- How does India rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- India ranks 112th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.