Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in South Korea
South Korea: Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.8109 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in South Korea, 2012–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in South Korea stood at 0.8109. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in South Korea peaked at 0.9522 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8109, in 2020.
South Korea ranks 63rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9522 | — |
| 2013 | 0.9502 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9136 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9065 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9131 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9085 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9106 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8701 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8109 | -6.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.8109 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.8109 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9487, 85% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9156 | 0.8701 | 0.9522 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8109 | 0.8109 | 0.8109 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More public sector data for South Korea
- Arms imports 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 19.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 362.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 919.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.4824 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 47.57 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,234 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in South Korea?
- Value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in South Korea was 0.8109 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9522 in 2012.
- What is the lowest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8109 in 2020.
- How does South Korea rank for value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- South Korea ranks 63rd out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.