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

Nicaragua: Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP was 23.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
23.8%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
44th
of 77 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2017
All-time low
9.7%
in 1991
Years of data
27
1991–2017

Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Nicaragua, 1991–2017

05101520251991200420171991: 9.7 %1992: 10.8 %1993: 10.1 %1994: 10.9 %1995: 11.1 %1996: 11.2 %1997: 12.3 %1998: 13 %1999: 12.8 %2000: 13 %2001: 12.6 %2002: 13.3 %2003: 14.7 %2004: 16.2 %2005: 17.2 %2006: 18.3 %2007: 18.6 %2008: 18.1 %2009: 18.5 %2010: 19.3 %2011: 20.2 %2012: 20.8 %2013: 21.2 %2014: 21.8 %2015: 22.6 %2016: 23.4 %2017: 23.8 %

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 Nicaragua stood at 23.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 23.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1991.

Nicaragua ranks 44th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Nicaragua, 1991 to 2017.
Year % Change
1991 9.7%
1992 10.8% +10.7%
1993 10.1% -5.7%
1994 10.9% +6.9%
1995 11.1% +1.8%
1996 11.2% +1.1%
1997 12.3% +10.4%
1998 13.0% +5.8%
1999 12.8% -1.6%
2000 13.0% +1.2%
2001 12.6% -3.0%
2002 13.3% +5.9%
2003 14.7% +10.2%
2004 16.2% +10.0%
2005 17.2% +6.0%
2006 18.3% +6.8%
2007 18.6% +1.8%
2008 18.1% -2.7%
2009 18.5% +2.0%
2010 19.3% +4.6%
2011 20.2% +4.4%
2012 20.8% +3.1%
2013 21.2% +2.0%
2014 21.8% +2.5%
2015 22.6% +3.7%
2016 23.4% +3.9%
2017 23.8% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.3% 9.7% 13.0% 9
2000s 16.1% 12.6% 18.6% 10
2010s 21.6% 19.3% 23.8% 8

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 41 Türkiye 24.9% compare
  2. 42 Costa Rica 24.1% compare
  3. 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.9% compare
  4. 45 Ireland 22.8% compare
  5. 46 Honduras 22.8% compare
  6. 47 Togo 22.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Nicaragua?
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Nicaragua was 23.8% 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1991.
How does Nicaragua rank for two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 44th out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
Is two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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Indicator
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.