Tax revenue in IBRD only
IBRD only: Tax revenue was 10.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in IBRD only, 2005–2024
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 IBRD only is 10.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in IBRD only peaked at 12.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2024.
IBRD only ranks 23rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tax revenue in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.1% | — |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 12.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More public sector data for IBRD only
- Arms imports 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -10.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 171.58 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 854.40 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 184.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in IBRD only?
- Tax revenue in IBRD only was 10.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for tax revenue?
- IBRD only ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.