Taxes on goods and services in OECD members
OECD members: Taxes on goods and services was 28.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Taxes on goods and services in OECD members, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 28.3% for taxes on goods and services in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in OECD members peaked at 32.8% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1979.
That places OECD members 34th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on goods and services in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 32.8% | — |
| 1973 | 32.7% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 31.7% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 30.2% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 29.6% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 28.4% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 27.6% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 27.3% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 27.9% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 28.8% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 29.6% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 29.6% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.0% | 27.3% | 32.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 27.9% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 30.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.5% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.2% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 28.3% | 30.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More public sector data for OECD members
- Arms imports 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.5 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 26.58 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,238 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0253 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.73 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 265.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in OECD members?
- Taxes on goods and services in OECD members was 28.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 1972.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1979.
- How does OECD members rank for taxes on goods and services?
- OECD members ranks 34th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.