Tax revenue in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Tax revenue was 12.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Early-demographic dividend, 1975–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 12.2% for tax revenue in 2022.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 14.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1995.
That places Early-demographic dividend 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 12.6% | — |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 13.7% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 14.0% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 12.6% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.4% | 14.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More public sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -38.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 97.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0222 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 347.32 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 291.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Early-demographic dividend?
- Tax revenue in Early-demographic dividend was 12.2% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1995.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for tax revenue?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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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.