Latvia vs Turkey: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Latvia
17.6%
in 2024
Turkey
17.6%
in 2024
Latvia rank
70th
Turkey rank
71st
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Latvia
- Turkey
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 17.6% against 17.6% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Turkey ahead.
Latvia ranks 70th and Turkey ranks 71st of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 12.9% | 1.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 17.7% | 3.3% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 18.0% | 2.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 17.6% | 0.8% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Latvia or Turkey?
- Latvia, at 17.6% against 17.6% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Latvia and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Turkey?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Turkey rank globally for tax revenue?
- Latvia ranks 70th and Turkey ranks 71st 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.