Tax revenue as share of GDP in Palestine
Palestine: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 6.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Palestine, 2005–2021
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 6.6% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Palestine peaked at 6.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2012.
Palestine ranks 174th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.7% | — |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +9.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 6.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 6.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.0%, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More economy & growth data for Palestine
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.66 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 329.83 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1063 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 337.15 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Palestine?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Palestine was 6.6% in 2021, 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2012.
- How does Palestine rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Palestine ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.