Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Middle income

Middle income: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 28.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28.5%
Change on year
up 6.7%
Rank
11th
of 41 groups
All-time high
28.5%
in 2023
All-time low
18.7%
in 2007
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Middle income, 2002–2023

01020302002201220232002: 20.4 % of revenue2003: 20.4 % of revenue2004: 20.3 % of revenue2005: 19.8 % of revenue2006: 19.9 % of revenue2007: 18.7 % of revenue2008: 21 % of revenue2009: 21.6 % of revenue2010: 24.8 % of revenue2011: 22.7 % of revenue2012: 22.3 % of revenue2013: 24.5 % of revenue2014: 24.3 % of revenue2015: 25 % of revenue2016: 23.9 % of revenue2017: 23.9 % of revenue2018: 25.3 % of revenue2019: 24.6 % of revenue2020: 26.2 % of revenue2021: 25.1 % of revenue2022: 26.7 % of revenue2023: 28.5 % of revenue

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

Analysis

Middle income recorded 28.5% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Middle income peaked at 28.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2007.

That places Middle income 11th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Middle income, 2002 to 2023.
Year % of revenue Change
2002 20.4%
2003 20.4% -0.2%
2004 20.3% -0.6%
2005 19.8% -2.3%
2006 19.9% +0.3%
2007 18.7% -5.7%
2008 21.0% +12.0%
2009 21.6% +3.1%
2010 24.8% +14.5%
2011 22.7% -8.5%
2012 22.3% -1.5%
2013 24.5% +9.7%
2014 24.3% -0.9%
2015 25.0% +2.9%
2016 23.9% -4.4%
2017 23.9% +0.1%
2018 25.3% +6.1%
2019 24.6% -2.8%
2020 26.2% +6.6%
2021 25.1% -4.3%
2022 26.7% +6.4%
2023 28.5% +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.3% 18.7% 21.6% 8
2010s 24.1% 22.3% 25.3% 10
2020s 26.7% 25.1% 28.5% 4

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 8 Malaysia 47.6% compare
  2. 9 Ireland 45.2% compare
  3. 10 Malta 41.7% compare
  4. 11 Nicaragua 41.3% compare
  5. 12 Mexico 41.3% compare
  6. 13 United Kingdom 40.6% compare
  7. 14 Armenia 39.6% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More public sector data for Middle income

All data for Middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Middle income?
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Middle income was 28.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2023.
What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2007.
How does Middle income rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
Middle income ranks 11th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle income data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Middle income. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/taxes-on-income-profits-and-capital-gains-percent-of-revenue/middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/taxes-on-income-profits-and-capital-gains-percent-of-revenue/middle-income/">Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Middle income</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.