Tax revenue in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Tax revenue was 20.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Pacific island small states, 2011–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue in Pacific island small states stood at 20.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Pacific island small states peaked at 23.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2021.
Pacific island small states ranks 2nd of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21.1% | — |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.1% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.7% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 1 Lesotho 35.4% compare
- 2 Namibia 33.9% compare
- 3 Denmark 33.4% compare
- 4 New Zealand 29.5% compare
- 5 Luxembourg 28.6% compare
More public sector data for Pacific island small states
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.0% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.8% (2023)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total 3.0% (2023)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 8.8% (2025)
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with 76,359 number of cases (2023)
- Net acquisition of financial assets 0.5% (2023)
- CPIA business regulatory environment rating 2.78 1=low to 6=high (2025)
- CPIA debt policy rating 3.06 1=low to 6=high (2025)
- CPIA economic management cluster average 3.13 1=low to 6=high (2025)
- CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating 3.17 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Pacific island small states?
- Tax revenue in Pacific island small states was 20.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2021.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for tax revenue?
- Pacific island small states ranks 2nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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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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.