Tax revenue in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Tax revenue was 17.0% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1985–2007
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2007, tax revenue in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 17.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 17.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1989.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 78th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8.3% | — |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 11.8% | 17.0% | 8 |
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- 75 Bahamas 17.3% compare
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- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 16.8% compare
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More public sector data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 52.78 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 655.13 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Tax revenue in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 17.0% in 2007, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1989.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for tax revenue?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 78th out of 157 countries with data for 2007.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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.