Iceland vs Israel: Tax revenue
Iceland
23.2%
in 2023
Israel
23.2%
in 2024
Iceland rank
29th
Israel rank
28th
Tax revenue over time
- Iceland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 23.2% against 23.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Israel ahead.
Iceland ranks 29th and Israel ranks 28th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5% | 29.8% | 8.3% | Israel |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 32.7% | 12.0% | Israel |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 24.8% | 2.2% | Israel |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 24.5% | 0.6% | Israel |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.7% | 0.8% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 23.4% | 1.3% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Iceland or Israel?
- Israel, at 23.2% against 23.2% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Iceland and Israel?
- 0.0%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Israel?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Israel rank globally for tax revenue?
- Iceland ranks 29th and Israel ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.