Tax revenue in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Tax revenue was 10.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in East Asia & Pacific, 2005–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenue in East Asia & Pacific stood at 10.8%.
The figure is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 12.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2020.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tax revenue in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.1% | — |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 12.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Arms imports 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 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 12.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 217.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 518.54 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 170.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in East Asia & Pacific?
- Tax revenue in East Asia & Pacific was 10.8% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for tax revenue?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.