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

Ecuador: Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP was 19.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
19.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
54th
of 77 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 2015
All-time low
7.1%
in 1992
Years of data
28
1990–2017

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

51015201990200320171990: 7.2 %1991: 7.2 %1992: 7.1 %1993: 7.7 %1994: 7.9 %1995: 8.1 %1996: 7.5 %1997: 8.4 %1998: 9 %1999: 9 %2000: 10.3 %2001: 11.8 %2002: 12.7 %2003: 11.8 %2004: 11.8 %2005: 12.1 %2006: 12.7 %2007: 13.2 %2008: 14.3 %2009: 15.2 %2010: 16.6 %2011: 17.7 %2012: 19.8 %2013: 19.6 %2014: 19.3 %2015: 21.3 %2016: 19.9 %2017: 19.9 %

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

Analysis

In 2017, two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Ecuador stood at 19.9%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 21.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1992.

That places Ecuador 54th 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 Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Ecuador, 1990 to 2017.
Year % Change
1990 7.2%
1991 7.2% -0.3%
1992 7.1% -2.3%
1993 7.7% +9.6%
1994 7.9% +2.0%
1995 8.1% +2.8%
1996 7.5% -7.7%
1997 8.4% +12.0%
1998 9.0% +7.8%
1999 9.0% -0.6%
2000 10.3% +14.7%
2001 11.8% +14.8%
2002 12.7% +7.2%
2003 11.8% -7.1%
2004 11.8% +0.7%
2005 12.1% +2.4%
2006 12.7% +5.0%
2007 13.2% +3.4%
2008 14.3% +8.9%
2009 15.2% +6.2%
2010 16.6% +9.2%
2011 17.7% +6.3%
2012 19.8% +11.7%
2013 19.6% -0.9%
2014 19.3% -1.5%
2015 21.3% +10.4%
2016 19.9% -6.4%
2017 19.9% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.9% 7.1% 9.0% 10
2000s 12.6% 10.3% 15.2% 10
2010s 19.3% 16.6% 21.3% 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 51 Venezuela 20.2% compare
  2. 52 Chile 20.2% compare
  3. 53 Mauritius 20.0% compare
  4. 55 Cape Verde 19.0% compare
  5. 56 Colombia 18.8% compare
  6. 57 Kenya 18.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Ecuador?
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Ecuador was 19.9% 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1992.
How does Ecuador rank for two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp?
Ecuador ranks 54th out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
Is two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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.