Tax revenue in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Tax revenue was 17.0% in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
17.0%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
78th
of 157 countries
All-time high
17.0%
in 2007
All-time low
7.1%
in 1989
Years of data
23
1985–2007

Tax revenue in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1985–2007

0510151985199620071985: 8.3 % of GDP1986: 8 % of GDP1987: 7.9 % of GDP1988: 7.3 % of GDP1989: 7.1 % of GDP1990: 7.2 % of GDP1991: 7.9 % of GDP1992: 8.9 % of GDP1993: 9.5 % of GDP1994: 10 % of GDP1995: 9.7 % of GDP1996: 12.3 % of GDP1997: 12.6 % of GDP1998: 13.5 % of GDP1999: 12 % of GDP2000: 12.3 % of GDP2001: 11.8 % of GDP2002: 13.2 % of GDP2003: 13 % of GDP2004: 15 % of GDP2005: 16.2 % of GDP2006: 16.8 % of GDP2007: 17 % of GDP

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

Annual values for Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1985 to 2007.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
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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.