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Tax revenue
What this indicator measures
The taxes and duties collected by the central government, compared with the size of the economy.
How to read this?
Shows how heavy taxes are. A high value = a state that collects a lot (and often funds more public services).
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
In brief
The "Tax revenue" ranking covers 161 countries and territories. Lowest value: United Arab Emirates (0.6 %). Highest value: Lesotho (35.4 %). Median: 16.8 % (data: 1979–2024). The top 10% of countries exceed 24.3 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 7.4 %. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (21.1 %) and lowest in Asia (12.2 %).
Median by continent
- Europe 21.1 % (40)
- Oceania 20.5 % (13)
- North America 15.9 % (18)
- South America 15.4 % (9)
- Africa 12.6 % (40)
- Asia 12.2 % (38)
Why this indicator matters
This indicator shows the weight of taxes collected by the central government relative to the country's wealth. It helps compare governments' ability to fund schools, hospitals, roads and social benefits. It is a good starting point for talking about taxation.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on the tax system: tax rates, number of taxpayers, formal or informal economy, collection efficiency. Countries that fund many public services often collect more. Those living off natural resources or the informal economy collect less in taxes.
Reading precautions
Data cover the central government, and do not always include local authorities or social contributions depending on the country. This makes some comparisons difficult. A high value does not mean public services are better.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 35.4 % | 2024 |
| 2e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 33.9 % | 2024 |
| 3e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 33.4 % | 2024 |
| 4e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 29.5 % | 2024 |
| 5e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 28.6 % | 2024 |
| 6e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 27.4 % | 2024 |
| 7e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 27.4 % | 2024 |
| 8e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 27.2 % | 2024 |
| 9e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 26.9 % | 2024 |
| 10e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 25.9 % | 2024 |
| 11e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 25.8 % | 2024 |
| 12e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 25.6 % | 2024 |
| 13e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 25.3 % | 2024 |
| 14e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 25.3 % | 2024 |
| 15e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 24.5 % | 2024 |
| 16e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 24.3 % | 2021 |
| 17e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 24.3 % | 2024 |
| 18e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 24.1 % | 2024 |
| 19e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 24 % | 2023 |
| 20e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 23.9 % | 2024 |
| 21e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 23.9 % | 2024 |
| 22e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 23.9 % | 2022 |
| 23e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 23.8 % | 2017 |
| 24e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 23.7 % | 2020 |
| 25e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 23.6 % | 2022 |
| 26e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 23.4 % | 2016 |
| 27e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 23.3 % | 2024 |
| 28e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 23.2 % | 2024 |
| 29e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 23.2 % | 2023 |
| 30e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 23 % | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇫🇷 France | 22.8 % | 2024 |
| 32e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 22.7 % | 2024 |
| 33e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 22.7 % | 2024 |
| 34e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 22.7 % | 2024 |
| 35e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 22.4 % | 2023 |
| 36e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 22.4 % | 2024 |
| 37e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 22.3 % | 2024 |
| 38e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 22.1 % | 2008 |
| 39e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 21.9 % | 2024 |
| 40e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 21.8 % | 2024 |
| 41e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 21.8 % | 2024 |
| 42e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 21.6 % | 2022 |
| 43e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 21.4 % | 2024 |
| 44e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 21.3 % | 2017 |
| 45e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 21.2 % | 2023 |
| 46e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 21 % | 2024 |
| 47e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 21 % | 2024 |
| 48e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 20.7 % | 2024 |
| 49e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 20.5 % | 2024 |
| 50e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 20.5 % | 2023 |
| 51e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 20.2 % | 2024 |
| 52e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 20.1 % | 2012 |
| 53e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 20.1 % | 2024 |
| 54e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 19.6 % | 2024 |
| 55e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 19.5 % | 2023 |
| 56e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 19.5 % | 2021 |
| 57e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 19.1 % | 2024 |
| 58e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 18.8 % | 2024 |
| 59e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 18.8 % | 2024 |
| 60e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 18.8 % | 2024 |
| 61e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 18.7 % | 2024 |
| 62e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 18.6 % | 2024 |
| 63e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 18.4 % | 2020 |
| 64e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 18.3 % | 2024 |
| 65e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 18.2 % | 2017 |
| 66e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 18.2 % | 1990 |
| 67e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 18.1 % | 2020 |
| 68e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 18 % | 2024 |
| 69e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 17.9 % | 2024 |
| 70e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 17.9 % | 2024 |
| 71e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 17.6 % | 2024 |
| 72e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 17.6 % | 2024 |
| 73e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 17.5 % | 2023 |
| 74e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 17.4 % | 2024 |
| 75e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 17.3 % | 2024 |
| 76e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 17.3 % | 2024 |
| 77e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 17.3 % | 2023 |
| 78e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 17.2 % | 2020 |
| 79e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 17 % | 2007 |
| 80e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 16.9 % | 2024 |
| 81e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 16.8 % | 2019 |
| 82e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 16.5 % | 2023 |
| 83e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 16.2 % | 2024 |
| 84e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 15.9 % | 2021 |
| 85e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 15.6 % | 2024 |
| 86e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 15.6 % | 2024 |
| 87e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 15.5 % | 2024 |
| 88e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 15.5 % | 2023 |
| 89e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15.4 % | 2024 |
| 90e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 15.2 % | 2024 |
| 91e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 15.2 % | 2024 |
| 92e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 15.1 % | 2020 |
| 93e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 15 % | 2020 |
| 94e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 14.9 % | 2024 |
| 95e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 14.8 % | 2024 |
| 96e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 14.7 % | 2024 |
| 97e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 14.4 % | 2024 |
| 98e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 14.1 % | 2023 |
| 99e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 13.9 % | 2023 |
| 100e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 13.9 % | 2023 |
| 101e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 13.7 % | 2024 |
| 102e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 13.6 % | 2024 |
| 103e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 13.5 % | 2024 |
| 104e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 13.3 % | 2024 |
| 105e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 13.1 % | 2022 |
| 106e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 13 % | 2024 |
| 107e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 13 % | 2023 |
| 108e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 12.7 % | 2024 |
| 109e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 12.7 % | 2021 |
| 110e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 12.6 % | 2024 |
| 111e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 12.5 % | 2015 |
| 112e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 12.4 % | 2024 |
| 113e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 12.4 % | 2023 |
| 114e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 12.3 % | 2020 |
| 115e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 12.3 % | 2024 |
| 116e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 12.2 % | 2023 |
| 117e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 12.1 % | 2022 |
| 118e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 12 % | 2020 |
| 119e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 11.9 % | 2023 |
| 120e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 11.8 % | 1980 |
| 121e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 11.6 % | 2024 |
| 122e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 11.3 % | 2021 |
| 123e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 11.3 % | 2024 |
| 124e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 11.1 % | 1993 |
| 125e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 11.1 % | 2024 |
| 126e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 11.1 % | 2009 |
| 127e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 11 % | 2023 |
| 128e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 10.9 % | 2024 |
| 129e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 10.9 % | 2024 |
| 130e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 10.9 % | 2024 |
| 131e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 10.8 % | 1979 |
| 132e | 🇺🇸 United States | 10.8 % | 2024 |
| 133e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 10.7 % | 2024 |
| 134e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 10.7 % | 2022 |
| 135e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 10.4 % | 2024 |
| 136e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 9.9 % | 2017 |
| 137e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 9.9 % | 2023 |
| 138e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 9.5 % | 2021 |
| 139e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 9.5 % | 2024 |
| 140e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 8.3 % | 2024 |
| 141e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 8.2 % | 2021 |
| 142e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 8.1 % | 2024 |
| 143e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 7.6 % | 2021 |
| 144e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 7.6 % | 2024 |
| 145e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 7.4 % | 1992 |
| 146e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 7.4 % | 2016 |
| 147e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 7.4 % | 2009 |
| 148e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 7.2 % | 2018 |
| 149e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 7.2 % | 2024 |
| 150e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 7 % | 2020 |
| 151e | 🇨🇳 China | 7 % | 2024 |
| 152e | 🇮🇳 India | 6.9 % | 2022 |
| 153e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 6.6 % | 2022 |
| 154e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 6.5 % | 2021 |
| 155e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 6 % | 2019 |
| 156e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 3.4 % | 2024 |
| 157e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 2.8 % | 2020 |
| 158e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 2.2 % | 2024 |
| 159e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 1.5 % | 1998 |
| 160e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 1.3 % | 2019 |
| 161e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 0.6 % | 2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Tax revenue"?
The highest value is in Lesotho, at 35.4 % (2024).
Which country has the lowest value for "Tax revenue"?
The lowest value is in United Arab Emirates, at 0.6 % (2024).
What is the world median value of "Tax revenue"?
The world median is 16.8 %, calculated across 161 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Tax revenue" for France?
France scores 22.8 % (2024), ranking 31 out of 161 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Tax revenue" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
What do tax revenues measure?
They are the taxes and duties collected by the central government: income tax, corporate tax, VAT, customs duties. They are compared with the country's annual wealth.
Do high tax revenues mean more taxes for everyone?
Not exactly. It indicates large collection at the national level, which also depends on the size of the economy and how well taxes are collected. The burden people feel varies with income and the taxes involved.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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