What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in United States?

The highest recorded value was 0.905 in 2013.

What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in United States?

The lowest recorded value was 0.323 in 1889.

How does United States rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?

United States ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in United States?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United States data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in United States

Name: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in United States
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

United States: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.735 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.735

Change on year

down 12.8%

World rank

46th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.905

in 2013

All-time low

0.323

in 1889

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in United States, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

United States recorded 0.735 for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in United States peaked at 0.905 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.323, in 1889.

United States ranks 46th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in United States, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in United States, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.346	—
1790	0.347	+0.3%
1791	0.347	+0.0%
1792	0.351	+1.2%
1793	0.351	+0.0%
1794	0.351	+0.0%
1795	0.352	+0.3%
1796	0.353	+0.3%
1797	0.355	+0.6%
1798	0.347	-2.3%
1799	0.344	-0.9%
1800	0.343	-0.3%
1801	0.356	+3.8%
1802	0.361	+1.4%
1803	0.361	+0.0%
1804	0.354	-1.9%
1805	0.351	-0.8%
1806	0.352	+0.3%
1807	0.352	+0.0%
1808	0.353	+0.3%
1809	0.353	+0.0%
1810	0.352	-0.3%
1811	0.352	+0.0%
1812	0.352	+0.0%
1813	0.352	+0.0%
1814	0.356	+1.1%
1815	0.356	+0.0%
1816	0.355	-0.3%
1817	0.355	+0.0%
1818	0.357	+0.6%
1819	0.358	+0.3%
1820	0.352	-1.7%
1821	0.346	-1.7%
1822	0.345	-0.3%
1823	0.345	+0.0%
1824	0.345	+0.0%
1825	0.346	+0.3%
1826	0.346	+0.0%
1827	0.346	+0.0%
1828	0.353	+2.0%
1829	0.353	+0.0%
1830	0.358	+1.4%
1831	0.363	+1.4%
1832	0.362	-0.3%
1833	0.362	+0.0%
1834	0.367	+1.4%
1835	0.368	+0.3%
1836	0.368	+0.0%
1837	0.368	+0.0%
1838	0.368	+0.0%
1839	0.369	+0.3%
1840	0.355	-3.8%
1841	0.342	-3.7%
1842	0.342	+0.0%
1843	0.343	+0.3%
1844	0.342	-0.3%
1845	0.341	-0.3%
1846	0.337	-1.2%
1847	0.331	-1.8%
1848	0.331	+0.0%
1849	0.331	+0.0%
1850	0.33	-0.3%
1851	0.33	+0.0%
1852	0.331	+0.3%
1853	0.332	+0.3%
1854	0.33	-0.6%
1855	0.327	-0.9%
1856	0.327	+0.0%
1857	0.327	+0.0%
1858	0.327	+0.0%
1859	0.328	+0.3%
1860	0.328	+0.0%
1861	0.331	+0.9%
1862	0.337	+1.8%
1863	0.339	+0.6%
1864	0.337	-0.6%
1865	0.336	-0.3%
1866	0.336	+0.0%
1867	0.337	+0.3%
1868	0.338	+0.3%
1869	0.339	+0.3%
1870	0.342	+0.9%
1871	0.335	-2.0%
1872	0.335	+0.0%
1873	0.334	-0.3%
1874	0.334	+0.0%
1875	0.333	-0.3%
1876	0.332	-0.3%
1877	0.326	-1.8%
1878	0.327	+0.3%
1879	0.334	+2.1%
1880	0.333	-0.3%
1881	0.334	+0.3%
1882	0.333	-0.3%
1883	0.331	-0.6%
1884	0.33	-0.3%
1885	0.327	-0.9%
1886	0.325	-0.6%
1887	0.332	+2.2%
1888	0.33	-0.6%
1889	0.323	-2.1%
1890	0.323	+0.0%
1891	0.329	+1.9%
1892	0.329	+0.0%
1893	0.331	+0.6%
1894	0.335	+1.2%
1895	0.37	+10.4%
1896	0.395	+6.8%
1897	0.412	+4.3%
1898	0.413	+0.2%
1899	0.419	+1.5%
1900	0.419	+0.0%
1901	0.421	+0.5%
1902	0.421	+0.0%
1903	0.421	+0.0%
1904	0.421	+0.0%
1905	0.418	-0.7%
1906	0.418	+0.0%
1907	0.42	+0.5%
1908	0.42	+0.0%
1909	0.419	-0.2%
1910	0.421	+0.5%
1911	0.427	+1.4%
1912	0.426	-0.2%
1913	0.424	-0.5%
1914	0.418	-1.4%
1915	0.422	+1.0%
1916	0.419	-0.7%
1917	0.402	-4.1%
1918	0.403	+0.2%
1919	0.415	+3.0%
1920	0.51	+22.9%
1921	0.512	+0.4%
1922	0.514	+0.4%
1923	0.527	+2.5%
1924	0.528	+0.2%
1925	0.53	+0.4%
1926	0.533	+0.6%
1927	0.533	+0.0%
1928	0.532	-0.2%
1929	0.53	-0.4%
1930	0.53	+0.0%
1931	0.545	+2.8%
1932	0.549	+0.7%
1933	0.554	+0.9%
1934	0.553	-0.2%
1935	0.559	+1.1%
1936	0.562	+0.5%
1937	0.562	+0.0%
1938	0.562	+0.0%
1939	0.554	-1.4%
1940	0.57	+2.9%
1941	0.562	-1.4%
1942	0.548	-2.5%
1943	0.548	+0.0%
1944	0.548	+0.0%
1945	0.56	+2.2%
1946	0.602	+7.5%
1947	0.611	+1.5%
1948	0.603	-1.3%
1949	0.58	-3.8%
1950	0.585	+0.9%
1951	0.612	+4.6%
1952	0.611	-0.2%
1953	0.606	-0.8%
1954	0.608	+0.3%
1955	0.609	+0.2%
1956	0.616	+1.1%
1957	0.62	+0.6%
1958	0.625	+0.8%
1959	0.625	+0.0%
1960	0.649	+3.8%
1961	0.666	+2.6%
1962	0.668	+0.3%
1963	0.679	+1.6%
1964	0.678	-0.1%
1965	0.672	-0.9%
1966	0.693	+3.1%
1967	0.7	+1.0%
1968	0.7	+0.0%
1969	0.689	-1.6%
1970	0.718	+4.2%
1971	0.724	+0.8%
1972	0.736	+1.7%
1973	0.758	+3.0%
1974	0.765	+0.9%
1975	0.782	+2.2%
1976	0.791	+1.2%
1977	0.831	+5.1%
1978	0.834	+0.4%
1979	0.832	-0.2%
1980	0.844	+1.4%
1981	0.855	+1.3%
1982	0.856	+0.1%
1983	0.861	+0.6%
1984	0.86	-0.1%
1985	0.856	-0.5%
1986	0.857	+0.1%
1987	0.863	+0.7%
1988	0.862	-0.1%
1989	0.859	-0.3%
1990	0.863	+0.5%
1991	0.867	+0.5%
1992	0.872	+0.6%
1993	0.867	-0.6%
1994	0.867	+0.0%
1995	0.868	+0.1%
1996	0.869	+0.1%
1997	0.871	+0.2%
1998	0.871	+0.0%
1999	0.868	-0.3%
2000	0.867	-0.1%
2001	0.828	-4.5%
2002	0.829	+0.1%
2003	0.86	+3.7%
2004	0.862	+0.2%
2005	0.856	-0.7%
2006	0.862	+0.7%
2007	0.897	+4.1%
2008	0.9	+0.3%
2009	0.9	+0.0%
2010	0.9	+0.0%
2011	0.896	-0.4%
2012	0.896	+0.0%
2013	0.905	+1.0%
2014	0.901	-0.4%
2015	0.9	-0.1%
2016	0.885	-1.7%
2017	0.834	-5.8%
2018	0.824	-1.2%
2019	0.818	-0.7%
2020	0.815	-0.4%
2021	0.821	+0.7%
2022	0.833	+1.5%
2023	0.857	+2.9%
2024	0.843	-1.6%
2025	0.735	-12.8%

United States compared with similar countries

United States's 0.735 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.346	0.346	0.346	1
1790s	0.3498	0.344	0.355	10
1800s	0.3536	0.343	0.361	10
1810s	0.3545	0.352	0.358	10
1820s	0.3477	0.345	0.353	10
1830s	0.3653	0.358	0.369	10
1840s	0.3395	0.331	0.355	10
1850s	0.3289	0.327	0.332	10
1860s	0.3358	0.328	0.339	10
1870s	0.3332	0.326	0.342	10
1880s	0.3298	0.323	0.334	10
1890s	0.3656	0.323	0.419	10
1900s	0.4198	0.418	0.421	10
1910s	0.4177	0.402	0.427	10
1920s	0.5249	0.51	0.533	10
1930s	0.553	0.53	0.562	10
1940s	0.5732	0.548	0.611	10
1950s	0.6117	0.585	0.625	10
1960s	0.6794	0.649	0.7	10
1970s	0.7771	0.718	0.834	10
1980s	0.8573	0.844	0.863	10
1990s	0.8683	0.863	0.872	10
2000s	0.8661	0.828	0.9	10
2010s	0.8759	0.818	0.905	10
2020s	0.8173	0.735	0.857	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in United States?: Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in United States was 0.735 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 0.905 in 2013.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 0.323 in 1889.
How does United States rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: United States ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.