Tax revenue in Other small states

Other small states: Tax revenue was 22.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.0%
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
1st
of 35 groups
All-time high
24.9%
in 2012
All-time low
17.2%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Tax revenue in Other small states, 1991–2023

05101520251991200720231991: 18.3 % of GDP1992: 17.2 % of GDP1993: 18.3 % of GDP1994: 19.6 % of GDP1995: 19.7 % of GDP1996: 19.1 % of GDP1997: 19.1 % of GDP1998: 19.6 % of GDP1999: 20.3 % of GDP2000: 20.2 % of GDP2001: 19.4 % of GDP2002: 19.6 % of GDP2003: 20.1 % of GDP2004: 20.6 % of GDP2005: 21.4 % of GDP2006: 22.1 % of GDP2007: 22.7 % of GDP2008: 21.9 % of GDP2009: 21 % of GDP2010: 22.5 % of GDP2011: 23.2 % of GDP2012: 24.9 % of GDP2013: 23.2 % of GDP2014: 23.4 % of GDP2015: 21.1 % of GDP2016: 24 % of GDP2017: 22 % of GDP2018: 22 % of GDP2019: 21.7 % of GDP2020: 21.1 % of GDP2021: 21.2 % of GDP2022: 21.6 % of GDP2023: 22 % of GDP

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

Analysis

Other small states recorded 22.0% for tax revenue in 2023.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue in Other small states peaked at 24.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1992.

That places Other small states 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Tax revenue in Other small states, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Other small states, 1991 to 2023.
Year % of GDP Change
1991 18.3%
1992 17.2% -6.1%
1993 18.3% +6.3%
1994 19.6% +7.3%
1995 19.7% +0.5%
1996 19.1% -3.4%
1997 19.1% +0.4%
1998 19.6% +2.5%
1999 20.3% +3.6%
2000 20.2% -0.8%
2001 19.4% -3.7%
2002 19.6% +0.8%
2003 20.1% +2.8%
2004 20.6% +2.3%
2005 21.4% +4.1%
2006 22.1% +3.3%
2007 22.7% +2.6%
2008 21.9% -3.6%
2009 21.0% -3.9%
2010 22.5% +6.9%
2011 23.2% +3.3%
2012 24.9% +7.2%
2013 23.2% -6.7%
2014 23.4% +0.8%
2015 21.1% -9.9%
2016 24.0% +13.8%
2017 22.0% -8.4%
2018 22.0% -0.1%
2019 21.7% -1.2%
2020 21.1% -2.7%
2021 21.2% +0.3%
2022 21.6% +2.2%
2023 22.0% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.0% 17.2% 20.3% 9
2000s 20.9% 19.4% 22.7% 10
2010s 22.8% 21.1% 24.9% 10
2020s 21.5% 21.1% 22.0% 4

Countries ranked near Other small states

  1. 1 Lesotho 35.4% compare
  2. 2 Namibia 33.9% compare
  3. 3 Denmark 33.4% compare
  4. 4 New Zealand 29.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue in Other small states?
Tax revenue in Other small states was 22.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Other small states?
The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Other small states?
The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1992.
How does Other small states rank for tax revenue?
Other small states ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is tax revenue rising or falling in Other small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Other small states 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.