Which has higher tax revenue, Argentina or United States?

United States, at 10.8% against 10.4% in Argentina as of 2024.

What is the difference in tax revenue between Argentina and United States?

0.4%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs United States: Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Argentina

10.4%

in 2024

United States

10.8%

in 2024

Argentina rank

132nd

United States rank

129th

Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time

Argentina
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 10.8% against 10.4% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Argentina ranks 132nd and United States ranks 129th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.5%	11.0%	3.6%	United States
2000s	11.9%	10.5%	1.3%	Argentina
2010s	11.9%	10.3%	1.7%	Argentina
2020s	10.7%	11.1%	0.4%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Argentina or United States?: United States, at 10.8% against 10.4% in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Argentina and United States?: 0.4%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and United States rank globally for tax revenue?: Argentina ranks 132nd and United States ranks 129th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,677 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.