East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Iceland: Tax revenue

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
7.7%
in 2024
Iceland
23.2%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
32nd
Iceland rank
29th

Tax revenue over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Iceland
10203040197219982024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 23.2% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 15.5%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 3.0 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd and Iceland ranks 29th of 35 groups.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 9.9% 24.3% 14.4% Iceland
2010s 9.9% 23.5% 13.6% Iceland
2020s 8.3% 22.1% 13.8% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iceland?
Iceland, at 23.2% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in tax revenue between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?
15.5%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland rank globally for tax revenue?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd and Iceland ranks 29th of 35 groups.
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, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.