Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 11.1% in 2009. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Indonesia, 1972–2009
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2009, tax revenue in Indonesia stood at 11.1%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Indonesia peaked at 21.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2009.
That places Indonesia 124th out of 157 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.4% | — |
| 1973 | 13.8% | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 16.0% | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 16.6% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 17.9% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 21.8% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 21.9% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 20.1% | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 18.8% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 18.8% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 14.6% | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 15.1% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -16.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 11.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 11.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 66% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 12.4% | 20.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 14.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 14.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.1% | 13.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Indonesia?
- Tax revenue in Indonesia was 11.1% in 2009, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2009.
- How does Indonesia rank for tax revenue?
- Indonesia ranks 124th out of 157 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.