Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Argentina
Argentina: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 10.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Argentina is 10.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Argentina peaked at 13.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1990.
Argentina ranks 132nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.8% | — |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +44.5% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +27.5% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +5.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 10.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 10.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.9%, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +44.5% | 5.5% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 129 United States 10.8% compare
- 130 Tajikistan 10.7% compare
- 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.7% compare
- 133 Afghanistan 9.9% compare
- 134 Sri Lanka 9.9% compare
- 135 Gabon 9.5% compare
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- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.941 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 104.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Argentina?
- Tax revenue in Argentina was 10.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for tax revenue?
- Argentina ranks 132nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.