Tax revenue in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Tax revenue was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1996–2024
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 17.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 18.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1996.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.3% | — |
| 1997 | 12.8% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +33.6% | 13.5% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 13.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Tax revenue in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 17.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1996.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for tax revenue?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.