Tax revenue as share of GDP in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 30.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Russian Federation, 2000–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp in Russian Federation is 30.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Russian Federation peaked at 35.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2022.
Russian Federation ranks 39th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -57.9% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +153.0% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +21.9% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 30.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 30.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 90% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue as share of GDP in Russian Federation changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +153.0% | 10.8% | 27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 29.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 9.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 10.8% | 30.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.58 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 73.7 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 22.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 345.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 159.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Russian Federation?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Russian Federation was 30.5% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2022.
- How does Russian Federation rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Russian Federation ranks 39th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.