Tax revenue as share of GDP in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 28.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Liechtenstein, 1998–2020
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, tax revenue as share of gdp in Liechtenstein stood at 28.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Liechtenstein peaked at 28.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2013.
Liechtenstein ranks 47th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.8% | — |
| 1999 | 20.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 20.9% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 17.0% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Liechtenstein
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 106,693 current LCU per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.3514 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 72,670 current LCU per person (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5743 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 118,747 current US$ per person (2023)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.516 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8689 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Liechtenstein?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Liechtenstein was 28.1% in 2020, 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2013.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Liechtenstein ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.