Countries by Tax revenue (% of GDP) (2023)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in 2023: highest in Lesotho (40%), lowest in United Arab Emirates (0.62%), median 17.53% across the 111 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Tax revenue (% of GDP) (measured in %) across 194 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: %194 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1972–2024

Highest Tax revenue (% of GDP), 2023

1.Lesotho40%
2.Namibia32.66%
3.Nauru32.1%
4.Denmark31.97%
5.New Zealand28.06%
6.Sweden27.38%
7.Luxembourg26.98%
8.United Kingdom26.87%
9.Greece26.49%
10.Norway26.12%

Lowest Tax revenue (% of GDP), 2023

102.Madagascar9.51%
103.Angola8.96%
104.Guinea-Bissau8.85%
105.Switzerland8.67%
106.Panama8.41%
107.Saudi Arabia7.8%
108.China7.64%
109.Ethiopia3.93%
110.Somalia2.07%
111.United Arab Emirates0.62%

All 111 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Tax revenue (% of GDP) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

LesothoRank 1 of 111 NamibiaRank 2 of 111 NauruRank 3 of 111 DenmarkRank 4 of 111 New ZealandRank 5 of 111 SwedenRank 6 of 111 LuxembourgRank 7 of 111 United KingdomRank 8 of 111 GreeceRank 9 of 111 NorwayRank 10 of 111 AustriaRank 11 of 111 South AfricaRank 12 of 111 FinlandRank 13 of 111 NetherlandsRank 14 of 111 ItalyRank 15 of 111 SamoaRank 16 of 111 GeorgiaRank 17 of 111 CyprusRank 18 of 111 FranceRank 19 of 111 IcelandRank 20 of 111 Solomon IslandsRank 21 of 111 MacaoRank 22 of 111 HungaryRank 23 of 111 PortugalRank 24 of 111 BelgiumRank 25 of 111 BotswanaRank 26 of 111 ArmeniaRank 27 of 111 MozambiqueRank 28 of 111 IsraelRank 29 of 111 MaltaRank 30 of 111 EstoniaRank 31 of 111 LithuaniaRank 32 of 111 CroatiaRank 33 of 111 El SalvadorRank 34 of 111 MoroccoRank 35 of 111 MauritiusRank 36 of 111 FijiRank 37 of 111 BulgariaRank 38 of 111 TongaRank 39 of 111 SloveniaRank 40 of 111 NicaraguaRank 41 of 111 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 42 of 111 SenegalRank 43 of 111 SlovakiaRank 44 of 111 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 45 of 111 MoldovaRank 46 of 111 Burkina FasoRank 47 of 111 UruguayRank 48 of 111 TurkeyRank 49 of 111 Czech RepublicRank 50 of 111 PolandRank 51 of 111 AlbaniaRank 52 of 111 AzerbaijanRank 53 of 111 North MacedoniaRank 54 of 111 ChileRank 55 of 111 ColombiaRank 56 of 111 KiribatiRank 57 of 111 IrelandRank 58 of 111 UkraineRank 59 of 111 ZambiaRank 60 of 111 San MarinoRank 61 of 111 LatviaRank 62 of 111 VanuatuRank 63 of 111 The BahamasRank 64 of 111 Papua New GuineaRank 65 of 111 RomaniaRank 66 of 111 JordanRank 67 of 111 ThailandRank 68 of 111 SpainRank 69 of 111 South KoreaRank 70 of 111 Dominican RepublicRank 71 of 111 MongoliaRank 72 of 111 MexicoRank 73 of 111 MalawiRank 74 of 111 PhilippinesRank 75 of 111 AndorraRank 76 of 111 KenyaRank 77 of 111 BrazilRank 78 of 111 NepalRank 79 of 111 TogoRank 80 of 111 Costa RicaRank 81 of 111 SingaporeRank 82 of 111 CanadaRank 83 of 111 RwandaRank 84 of 111 Cote d'IvoireRank 85 of 111 UgandaRank 86 of 111 BelarusRank 87 of 111 MalaysiaRank 88 of 111 GhanaRank 89 of 111 RussiaRank 90 of 111 CambodiaRank 91 of 111 KazakhstanRank 92 of 111 TanzaniaRank 93 of 111 GuatemalaRank 94 of 111 UzbekistanRank 95 of 111 TajikistanRank 96 of 111 GermanyRank 97 of 111 United StatesRank 98 of 111 ParaguayRank 99 of 111 ArgentinaRank 100 of 111 Sri LankaRank 101 of 111 MadagascarRank 102 of 111 AngolaRank 103 of 111 Guinea-BissauRank 104 of 111 SwitzerlandRank 105 of 111 PanamaRank 106 of 111 Saudi ArabiaRank 107 of 111 ChinaRank 108 of 111 EthiopiaRank 109 of 111 SomaliaRank 110 of 111 United Arab EmiratesRank 111 of 111

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All 111 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

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