Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Colombia

Colombia: Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP was 18.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
18.8%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
56th
of 77 countries
All-time high
20.0%
in 2013
All-time low
9.2%
in 1990
Years of data
28
1990–2017

Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Colombia, 1990–2017

051015201990200320171990: 9.2 %1991: 10.9 %1992: 11.4 %1993: 11.9 %1994: 13.2 %1995: 13.8 %1996: 14.7 %1997: 15.6 %1998: 15 %1999: 15 %2000: 14.8 %2001: 16.4 %2002: 16.4 %2003: 16.9 %2004: 17.6 %2005: 18.2 %2006: 19.2 %2007: 19.3 %2008: 19 %2009: 18.7 %2010: 18 %2011: 18.9 %2012: 19.7 %2013: 20 %2014: 19.5 %2015: 19.8 %2016: 19 %2017: 18.8 %

Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 18.8% for two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in 2017.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Colombia peaked at 20.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1990.

That places Colombia 56th out of 77 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Colombia, 1990 to 2017.
Year % Change
1990 9.2%
1991 10.9% +18.7%
1992 11.4% +4.9%
1993 11.9% +4.1%
1994 13.2% +11.0%
1995 13.8% +4.6%
1996 14.7% +6.3%
1997 15.6% +6.1%
1998 15.0% -4.0%
1999 15.0% +0.2%
2000 14.8% -1.5%
2001 16.4% +11.3%
2002 16.4% -0.3%
2003 16.9% +3.1%
2004 17.6% +4.4%
2005 18.2% +3.3%
2006 19.2% +5.5%
2007 19.3% +0.1%
2008 19.0% -1.4%
2009 18.7% -1.4%
2010 18.0% -3.6%
2011 18.9% +4.6%
2012 19.7% +4.2%
2013 20.0% +1.6%
2014 19.5% -2.4%
2015 19.8% +1.7%
2016 19.0% -4.1%
2017 18.8% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.1% 9.2% 15.6% 10
2000s 17.7% 14.8% 19.3% 10
2010s 19.2% 18.0% 20.0% 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 53 Mauritius 20.0% compare
  2. 54 Ecuador 19.9% compare
  3. 55 Cape Verde 19.0% compare
  4. 57 Kenya 18.1% compare
  5. 58 Bahamas 17.9% compare
  6. 59 Ghana 17.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Colombia?
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Colombia was 18.8% in 2017, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1990.
How does Colombia rank for two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp?
Colombia ranks 56th out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
Is two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,982 data points, 1990–2017
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Comparison of the OECD's Global Revenue Statistics Database and the UNU-WIDER's Global Revenue Database. Both series correspond to total taxes collected by the government as percentage of GDP.