Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 30.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 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
Russian Federation recorded 30.5% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Russian Federation peaked at 35.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2022.
That places Russian Federation 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 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% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 29.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 29.7% | 32.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.0% | 30.5% | 3 |
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- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 14.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2589 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 21.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 386,555 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Russian Federation?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Russian Federation ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.