Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Nauru
Nauru: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 21.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Nauru, 2014–2024
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 Nauru is 21.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Nauru peaked at 47.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2015.
That places Nauru 43rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.0% | — |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +48.7% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -33.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 21.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 21.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.6% | 17.0% | 34.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 21.4% | 47.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 40 Mozambique 21.8% compare
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- 44 Belize 21.3%
- 45 Croatia 21.2% compare
- 46 Ukraine 21.0% compare
More public sector data for Nauru
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.7% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 0 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Nauru?
- Tax revenue in Nauru was 21.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2015.
- How does Nauru rank for tax revenue?
- Nauru ranks 43rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.