Tax revenue in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Tax revenue was 15.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Post-demographic dividend, 1972–2024
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 Post-demographic dividend is 15.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 16.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1973.
That places Post-demographic dividend 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.9% | — |
| 1973 | 13.5% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 14.8% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 13.5% | 14.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.3% | 16.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.9% compare
- 10 South Africa 25.9% compare
- 11 Austria 25.8% compare
- 12 Italy 25.6% compare
- 13 Finland 25.3% compare
- 14 Netherlands 25.3% compare
- 15 Norway 24.5% compare
More public sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 33.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,472 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.66 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 365.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Post-demographic dividend?
- Tax revenue in Post-demographic dividend was 15.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1973.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for tax revenue?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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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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.