Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a proportion of GDP (%) by country
Countries reporting
182
Highest
170.2%
Naoero
Lowest
5.0%
Nigeria
Median
29.8%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
3,563
What the numbers show
Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a proportion of GDP (%) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 170.2% in Naoero; the lowest is 5.0% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.8%, and the mean is 32.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 492.9%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 69.9%).
Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoero | 170.2% | 2020 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 108.3% | 2022 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 108.3% | 2022 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Montserrat | 94.3% | 2014 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 5 | Kiribati | 94.1% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 6 | Marshall Islands | 73.2% | 2020 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 7 | Norway | 62.2% | 2023 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 8 | Ukraine | 54.8% | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 9 | Tonga | 53.5% | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 51.8% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 11 | France | 50.4% | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 12 | Oman | 49.9% | 2013 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 13 | Palau | 49.8% | 2020 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 49.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 49.3% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 49.3% | 2022 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 48.4% | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 47.7% | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 46.6% | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 20 | Serbia | 46.3% | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 46.2% | 2023 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 22 | Italy | 46.1% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 45.9% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 45.5% | 2022 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 45.2% | 2017 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 26 | Lesotho | 44.1% | 2022 | down 29.6% | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 43.9% | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 28 | Iceland | 43.5% | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 29 | Belarus | 43.5% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 43.4% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 31 | Samoa | 43.2% | 2021 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 42.5% | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 42.5% | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 34 | San Marino | 42.3% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 42.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 36 | Hungary | 42.0% | 2022 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 37 | Canada | 42.0% | 2023 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 38 | Dominica | 42.0% | 2017 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 41.7% | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.2% | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 41.2% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.7% | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 43 | Algeria | 40.4% | 2011 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 44 | Latvia | 39.7% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 39.6% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 46 | Japan | 39.4% | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 47 | Iraq | 39.2% | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 48 | Czechia | 39.1% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 49 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 38.8% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 49 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 38.8% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 51 | Kuwait | 38.6% | 2015 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 52 | Brazil | 37.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 37.8% | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 54 | New Zealand | 37.5% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 55 | Lithuania | 37.1% | 2023 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 37.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 57 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 36.8% | 2007 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 58 | South Africa | 36.5% | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 36.0% | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 60 | Jordan | 35.9% | 2023 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 61 | Vanuatu | 35.7% | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 35.4% | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 63 | Namibia | 35.1% | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 35.0% | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 65 | Israel | 34.3% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 66 | Qatar | 34.2% | 2010 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 67 | Korea | 34.0% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 67 | Republic of Korea | 34.0% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 69 | Australia | 33.9% | 2022 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 70 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 33.8% | 2020 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 71 | Mongolia | 33.7% | 2021 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 72 | Romania | 33.6% | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 73 | Republic of Moldova | 33.1% | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 73 | Republic of Moldova | 33.1% | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 75 | Tunisia | 32.8% | 2012 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 76 | Seychelles | 32.5% | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 77 | Switzerland | 32.5% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 32.5% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 79 | Andorra | 32.3% | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 32.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 31.9% | 2021 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 82 | Bhutan | 31.3% | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 83 | Malta | 31.3% | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 84 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 31.2% | 2009 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.8% | 2022 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 30.5% | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 87 | Georgia | 30.4% | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 88 | Türkiye | 30.3% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 88 | Türkiye | 30.3% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 29.9% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 91 | United States of America | 29.8% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 92 | Barbados | 29.7% | 2016 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 29.5% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 94 | Kosovo | 29.5% | 2023 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 95 | Botswana | 29.4% | 2022 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 96 | Mozambique | 29.3% | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 97 | Anguilla | 29.1% | 2017 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 98 | Jamaica | 29.1% | 2020 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 99 | Nepal | 28.9% | 2021 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.8% | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 101 | El Salvador | 27.9% | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Albania | 27.8% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 27.3% | 2022 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 104 | Yemen | 27.2% | 2012 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 105 | Maldives | 27.0% | 2021 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26.7% | 2020 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 107 | Morocco | 26.6% | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 108 | Cabo Verde | 26.6% | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 109 | Liberia | 26.4% | 2013 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 26.2% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 111 | China | 25.8% | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 112 | Rwanda | 25.8% | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 113 | Grenada | 25.8% | 2017 | up 17.7% | flat |
| 114 | Suriname | 25.7% | 2012 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 115 | Eswatini | 25.6% | 2021 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 116 | Armenia | 25.6% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 117 | Zambia | 25.3% | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 118 | Chile | 25.1% | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 119 | Senegal | 25.1% | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 24.7% | 2022 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 24.6% | 2017 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 122 | Mauritius | 24.2% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 123 | Somalia | 24.2% | 2023 | up 492.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Fiji | 24.2% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.9% | 2019 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 126 | Honduras | 23.6% | 2020 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 127 | Sao Tome and Principe | 23.6% | 2022 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | 23.4% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 129 | Congo | 22.9% | 2021 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 130 | Ireland | 22.9% | 2022 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 131 | Mexico | 22.5% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 132 | Egypt | 22.0% | 2015 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 21.6% | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 134 | Peru | 21.5% | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 135 | Burundi | 21.3% | 2021 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 136 | Thailand | 20.8% | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 137 | Angola | 20.2% | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 138 | Cambodia | 19.9% | 2021 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 139 | Bahamas | 19.9% | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 140 | Togo | 19.8% | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.6% | 2014 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 19.2% | 2018 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 143 | Kenya | 18.9% | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 144 | Viet Nam | 18.7% | 2021 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 144 | Viet Nam | 18.7% | 2021 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 146 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.4% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 147 | Singapore | 18.4% | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 148 | Paraguay | 18.3% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 149 | Argentina | 18.0% | 2022 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 17.8% | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 151 | Malawi | 17.8% | 2022 | up 45.8% | falling |
| 152 | Benin | 17.8% | 2013 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 153 | Malaysia | 17.3% | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 154 | Guatemala | 16.5% | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 155 | Myanmar | 16.4% | 2019 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Bahrain | 16.3% | 2020 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 157 | Mali | 16.1% | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 158 | Dominican Republic | 16.1% | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 159 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.9% | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 159 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.9% | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 161 | Ghana | 15.8% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 162 | Philippines | 15.7% | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 163 | Pakistan | 15.3% | 2015 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 164 | Indonesia | 15.2% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 165 | Uganda | 15.1% | 2023 | up 52.1% | falling |
| 166 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.8% | 2022 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 166 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.8% | 2022 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 168 | Gabon | 14.5% | 2021 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 169 | Cameroon | 14.1% | 2021 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 170 | Central African Republic | 14.0% | 2021 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 171 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.8% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 172 | Zimbabwe | 13.2% | 2018 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 173 | Lebanon | 13.0% | 2020 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 174 | Panama | 11.9% | 2021 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 175 | Madagascar | 11.6% | 2022 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 176 | Bangladesh | 11.2% | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 177 | India | 9.1% | 2022 | down 28.0% | flat |
| 178 | Sudan | 9.0% | 2016 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 179 | Sri Lanka | 8.4% | 2022 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 180 | State of Palestine | 7.8% | 2021 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 181 | Ethiopia | 5.5% | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 182 | Nigeria | 5.0% | 2013 | down 37.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.