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Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP by country

Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.

Countries reporting
184
Highest
29.0%
Denmark
Lowest
0.0%
Bahrain
Median
6.2%
Years covered
44
1980–2023
Data points
5,764

What the numbers show

Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 29.0% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.0% in Bahrain.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.2%, and the mean is 7.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 590.

Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 1,599.6%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 89.9%).

Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Denmark 29.0% 2023 up 0.6% rising
2 Norway 21.4% 2023 up 18.4% rising
3 Brunei Darussalam 20.7% 2009 up 63.2% rising
4 New Zealand 20.3% 2023 up 17.7% falling
5 Australia 18.9% 2022 up 20.0% rising
6 Iceland 18.5% 2023 up 15.5% rising
7 Canada 17.9% 2023 up 20.5% rising
8 Luxembourg 16.6% 2023 up 29.6% falling
9 Belgium 15.8% 2023 down 1.1% falling
10 Finland 15.6% 2023 up 3.3% flat
11 Liechtenstein 15.2% 2020 up 109.0% rising
12 South Africa 14.9% 2022 up 15.8% rising
13 Sweden 14.6% 2023 down 1.8% falling
14 Italy 14.4% 2023 down 0.1% rising
15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.0% 2023 up 24.3% flat
16 Netherlands 13.8% 2023 up 55.3% falling
17 Trinidad and Tobago 13.5% 2023 up 30.8% rising
18 Austria 12.9% 2023 up 4.8% rising
19 Switzerland 12.5% 2023 up 3.4% rising
20 Naoero 12.5% 2023 up 1.1% rising
21 Germany 12.2% 2023 up 9.3% flat
22 Malta 12.1% 2009 up 50.8% rising
23 United States of America 12.0% 2023 up 0.1% flat
24 Namibia 11.8% 2022 down 0.5% rising
25 Spain 11.8% 2023 up 23.4% rising
26 France 11.7% 2023 up 6.7% rising
27 Ireland 11.6% 2023 down 0.6% falling
28 Lesotho 11.2% 2022 down 0.2% rising
29 Mozambique 11.1% 2023 up 16.8% volatile
30 Israel 11.0% 2023 up 17.3% falling
31 Russian Federation 10.8% 2023 up 72.7% rising
32 Tunisia 10.7% 2022 up 33.4% rising
33 Cyprus 10.7% 2023 up 12.3% rising
34 Lithuania 10.6% 2023 up 115.1% falling
35 Papua New Guinea 10.5% 2023 down 14.0% rising
36 Portugal 10.4% 2023 down 4.7% rising
37 Japan 10.4% 2023 up 11.4% falling
38 Georgia 10.1% 2023 up 7.2% rising
39 Ukraine 10.0% 2023 up 15.6% falling
40 Seychelles 10.0% 2023 up 81.9% rising
41 Greece 9.5% 2023 up 22.4% rising
42 Armenia 9.3% 2023 up 6.9% rising
43 Korea 9.2% 2023 up 42.0% rising
44 Jamaica 9.2% 2023 up 0.9% falling
45 Brazil 9.0% 2022 up 35.2% rising
46 Nicaragua 9.0% 2022 up 70.7% rising
47 Belarus 8.6% 2023 up 15.0% flat
48 Hong Kong, China 8.5% 2023 up 0.4% rising
49 Malaysia 8.5% 2023 down 20.5% falling
50 El Salvador 8.3% 2023 up 39.0% rising
51 San Marino 8.2% 2023 up 27.2% rising
52 Cuba 8.2% 2021 up 25.1% volatile
53 Estonia 8.1% 2023 up 14.9% falling
54 Morocco 8.1% 2023 up 4.4% rising
55 Peru 8.1% 2022 up 3.4% rising
56 Eswatini 8.0% 2023 up 26.6% rising
57 Botswana 8.0% 2023 down 30.3% falling
58 Czechia 8.0% 2023 up 14.2% falling
59 Kenya 7.9% 2023 up 12.9% rising
60 Zambia 7.9% 2023 up 22.3% rising
61 Mexico 7.9% 2023 up 40.2% rising
62 Azerbaijan 7.9% 2023 up 41.6% rising
63 Viet Nam 7.9% 2006 up 156.2% rising
64 Solomon Islands 7.7% 2023 down 20.4% rising
65 Slovakia 7.7% 2023 up 27.6% falling
66 Latvia 7.6% 2023 up 2.4% flat
67 Mongolia 7.5% 2022 up 40.8% falling
68 Hungary 7.5% 2023 up 13.1% falling
69 Suriname 7.5% 2006 up 1.9% rising
70 Kazakhstan 7.4% 2022 up 36.2% falling
71 Slovenia 7.4% 2023 up 17.0% flat
72 Malawi 7.4% 2023 up 59.2% rising
73 Singapore 7.3% 2023 up 28.5% falling
74 Equatorial Guinea 7.3% 2008 up 882.9% volatile
75 Serbia 7.2% 2022 up 25.1% rising
76 Micronesia, Federated States of 7.2% 2023 down 23.7% rising
77 Barbados 7.1% 2023 up 18.8% flat
78 Bhutan 7.0% 2023 down 3.1% volatile
79 Poland 6.9% 2023 up 9.2% falling
80 Kiribati 6.9% 2023 up 23.8% falling
81 Syrian Arab Republic 6.8% 2007 down 20.7% falling
82 Uruguay 6.8% 2021 up 41.5% volatile
83 Croatia 6.7% 2023 up 13.7% falling
84 Fiji 6.5% 2023 up 23.0% falling
85 Zimbabwe 6.4% 2021 up 23.6% falling
86 Eritrea 6.3% 2002 down 6.6% falling
87 Bulgaria 6.3% 2023 up 29.2% falling
88 Honduras 6.3% 2022 up 31.1% rising
89 Marshall Islands 6.3% 2023 down 2.1% falling
90 Chile 6.3% 2023 down 14.4% rising
91 Rwanda 6.3% 2023 up 2.7% volatile
92 Thailand 6.3% 2023 down 14.4% rising
93 Mauritius 6.2% 2023 up 47.9% rising
94 Senegal 6.2% 2023 up 54.6% rising
95 Kyrgyzstan 6.2% 2023 up 27.4% rising
96 Uzbekistan 6.1% 2023 up 33.2% flat
97 Egypt 6.1% 2022 up 3.1% rising
98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.0% 2021 up 1.1% rising
99 Aruba 6.0% 2022 down 32.3% falling
100 Guyana 6.0% 2023 up 8.2% rising
101 Tajikistan 5.9% 2022 up 79.8% rising
102 Romania 5.9% 2022 up 13.5% falling
103 Burkina Faso 5.8% 2023 up 38.2% rising
104 Philippines 5.8% 2023 down 3.1% rising
105 Argentina 5.7% 2022 up 7.7% rising
106 Belize 5.7% 2023 down 6.3% rising
107 Tuvalu 5.7% 2022 down 32.8% falling
108 Türkiye 5.6% 2023 up 9.6% flat
109 Republic of Moldova 5.5% 2023 up 55.6% rising
110 Samoa 5.5% 2023 down 1.0% rising
111 Sao Tome and Principe 5.5% 2011 up 51.1% volatile
112 India 5.5% 2016 up 3.3% rising
113 Ghana 5.4% 2022 up 13.6% volatile
114 Pakistan 5.4% 2023 up 45.1% rising
115 Nepal 5.3% 2023 up 60.7% volatile
116 Costa Rica 5.3% 2023 up 32.6% rising
117 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.3% 2023 up 51.4% rising
118 Nigeria 5.2% 2007 up 42.7% rising
119 Montenegro 5.2% 2021 up 13.9% flat
120 Maldives 5.1% 2023 up 16.3% volatile
121 Indonesia 5.1% 2023 up 17.1% falling
122 Liberia 5.1% 2023 up 44.2% rising
123 Albania 5.1% 2023 up 48.2% rising
124 Dominican Republic 5.0% 2023 up 20.5% rising
125 Jordan 4.9% 2023 up 75.4% rising
126 Saint Lucia 4.9% 2023 down 2.2% flat
127 Cape Verde 4.8% 2023 down 6.1% rising
128 Djibouti 4.8% 2007 down 11.2% rising
129 Panama 4.8% 2014 up 53.6% rising
130 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.7% 2015 down 22.4% volatile
131 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.7% 2023 up 94.4% volatile
132 Uganda 4.7% 2023 up 51.3% volatile
133 Grenada 4.6% 2023 up 58.9% rising
134 Ecuador 4.5% 2022 up 19.3% volatile
135 Qatar 4.5% 2023 down 34.4% volatile
136 China 4.4% 2023 down 8.5% rising
137 Cambodia 4.4% 2023 up 125.8% volatile
138 Burundi 4.4% 2022 down 5.4% rising
139 Palau 4.3% 2020 up 19.7% falling
140 Guatemala 4.3% 2023 up 12.0% rising
141 Turkmenistan 4.2% 2008 up 65.5% rising
142 Tonga 4.2% 2023 down 2.0% rising
143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.2% 2023 up 35.5% rising
144 Mali 4.1% 2012 up 149.3% rising
145 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.0% 2023 down 2.0% rising
146 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.8% 2018 down 70.7% rising
147 Cameroon 3.8% 2019 down 4.6% rising
148 Togo 3.6% 2023 up 83.6% falling
149 Gabon 3.4% 2023 up 8.0% flat
150 Sri Lanka 3.3% 2023 up 59.3% flat
151 Yemen 3.3% 2012 up 11.2% rising
152 Guinea 3.2% 2006 up 21.9% volatile
153 Dominica 3.2% 2023 down 25.2% falling
154 North Macedonia 3.1% 2023 up 6.0% falling
155 Gambia 3.0% 2023 up 5.9% rising
156 Madagascar 2.9% 2023 up 41.4% rising
157 Mauritania 2.9% 2007 up 11.0% falling
158 Sierra Leone 2.9% 2023 down 7.6% volatile
159 Guinea-Bissau 2.9% 2023 up 54.6% volatile
160 Macau, China 2.7% 2023 up 127.2% rising
161 Niger 2.7% 2023 down 44.9% rising
162 Congo 2.7% 2020 up 16.9% volatile
163 Côte d'Ivoire 2.7% 2005 up 17.0% flat
164 Afghanistan 2.6% 2020 up 2.6% rising
165 Paraguay 2.6% 2023 up 40.1% rising
166 Bangladesh 2.4% 2023 down 0.4% rising
167 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.2% 2022 down 38.9% rising
168 Benin 2.2% 2013 down 5.5% rising
169 Myanmar 2.1% 2019 up 16.0% rising
170 Angola 1.8% 2006 down 89.9% volatile
171 Haiti 1.8% 2016 up 64.7% rising
172 Lebanon 1.8% 2021 down 56.0% rising
173 Anguilla 1.6% 2016 up 57.5% rising
174 Comoros 1.5% 2004 up 61.5% rising
175 Antigua and Barbuda 1.4% 2022 down 33.0% rising
176 Oman 1.1% 2013 up 76.3% volatile
177 Central African Republic 1.1% 2012 down 56.8% falling
178 Saudi Arabia 1.0% 2023 up 116.8% rising
179 Libya 0.4% 2012 down 77.3% volatile
180 Kuwait 0.4% 2009 up 46.7% volatile
181 Palestine, State of 0.4% 2021 up 8.4% rising
182 Sudan 0.4% 2020 down 45.1% volatile
183 Somalia 0.2% 2023 up 1,599.6% volatile
184 Bahrain 0.0% 2020 down 60.4% volatile

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Indicator
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 5,764 data points, 1980–2023
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Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.