Subnational government revenue by country
This dataset includes subnational government revenue expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public revenue.<br/><br/>The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional...
What the numbers show
Subnational government revenue is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 60.5 Percentage of GDP in Norway; the lowest is 22.91 Percentage of GDP in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.8 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 41.75 Percentage of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 39.0%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 19.8%).
Subnational government revenue: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 60.5 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 53.39 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 3 | Denmark | 51.79 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 4 | France | 51.23 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 50.65 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Belgium | 49.69 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 7 | Greece | 49.45 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 48.56 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 47.74 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 47.05 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 46.76 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 12 | Slovenia | 45.6 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Netherlands | 43.55 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 43.51 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 43.43 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 43.02 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 42.99 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 42.81 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 42.78 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 20 | Spain | 42.26 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 42.18 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 22 | Czechia | 41.17 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 40.23 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 39.63 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 39.0% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 38.13 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 26 | New Zealand | 37.82 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 27 | OECD | 37.43 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | Japan | 37.05 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 36.79 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 30 | Israel | 36.23 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 33 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 32 | Colombia | 31.75 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 33 | United States | 31.53 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 34 | Ireland | 26.52 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 35 | Chile | 23.99 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 22.91 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 42.08 Percentage of GDP
- Korea 33.59 Percentage of GDP
About this data
This dataset includes subnational government revenue expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public revenue.<br/><br/>The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries.<br/><br/>The data for the latest year available is also available in <a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-issues/subnational-finance-and-investment/subnational-governments-infrastructure-finance-2026.pdf">PDF format</a> and via an <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/dashboards/oecd-dashboard-on-subnational-government-structure-and-finance.html">Interactive dashboard</a>.