Tax revenue in IDA only

IDA only: Tax revenue was 10.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
10.5%
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
27th
of 35 groups
All-time high
10.9%
in 2019
All-time low
9.6%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2009–2021

Tax revenue in IDA only, 2009–2021

02.557.5102009201520212009: 9.6 % of GDP2010: 9.8 % of GDP2011: 10.3 % of GDP2012: 10.2 % of GDP2013: 10.1 % of GDP2014: 10.4 % of GDP2015: 10.6 % of GDP2016: 10.3 % of GDP2017: 10.5 % of GDP2018: 10.5 % of GDP2019: 10.9 % of GDP2020: 10.3 % of GDP2021: 10.5 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 10.5% for tax revenue in 2021.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue in IDA only peaked at 10.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2009.

That places IDA only 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Tax revenue in IDA only, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (% of GDP) in IDA only, 2009 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
2009 9.6%
2010 9.8% +1.4%
2011 10.3% +5.3%
2012 10.2% -0.8%
2013 10.1% -1.1%
2014 10.4% +2.9%
2015 10.6% +2.1%
2016 10.3% -3.2%
2017 10.5% +2.5%
2018 10.5% -0.2%
2019 10.9% +3.7%
2020 10.3% -4.9%
2021 10.5% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.6% 9.6% 9.6% 1
2010s 10.3% 9.8% 10.9% 10
2020s 10.4% 10.3% 10.5% 2

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 24 Jamaica 23.7% compare
  2. 25 Australia 23.6% compare
  3. 26 Barbados 23.4% compare
  4. 27 Solomon Islands 23.3% compare
  5. 28 Israel 23.2% compare
  6. 29 Iceland 23.2% compare
  7. 30 Belgium 23.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue in IDA only?
Tax revenue in IDA only was 10.5% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest tax revenue recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2009.
How does IDA only rank for tax revenue?
IDA only ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2021.
Is tax revenue rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA 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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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.