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Countries ranked by Tax Revenue (% GDP)

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Countries ranked by tax revenue as a percentage of GDP. Higher values indicate a larger government revenue base.

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Ranked by Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Countries ranked by Tax Revenue (% GDP)
Rank Country Value Percentile Year
#1 LS Lesotho 35.4% 100th 2024
#2 NA Namibia 33.9% 99th 2024
#3 DK Denmark 33.4% 99th 2024
#4 NZ New Zealand 29.5% 98th 2024
#5 LU Luxembourg 28.6% 97th 2024
#6 MO Macau 27.4% 97th 2024
#7 GR Greece 27.4% 96th 2024
#8 SE Sweden 27.2% 95th 2024
#9 GB United Kingdom 26.9% 95th 2024
#10 ZA South Africa 25.9% 94th 2024
#11 AT Austria 25.8% 94th 2024
#12 IT Italy 25.6% 93th 2024
#13 FI Finland 25.3% 92th 2024
#14 NL Netherlands 25.3% 92th 2024
#15 NO Norway 24.5% 91th 2024
#16 SZ Eswatini 24.4% 90th 2021
#17 GE Georgia 24.3% 90th 2024
#18 MT Malta 24.1% 89th 2024
#19 WS Samoa 24.0% 88th 2023
#20 FJ Fiji 24.0% 88th 2024
#21 CY Cyprus 23.9% 87th 2024
#22 RS Serbia 23.9% 86th 2022
#23 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.8% 86th 2017
#24 JM Jamaica 23.7% 85th 2020
#25 AU Australia 23.6% 84th 2022
#26 BB Barbados 23.4% 84th 2016
#27 SB Solomon Islands 23.3% 83th 2024
#28 IL Israel 23.2% 82th 2024
#29 IS Iceland 23.2% 82th 2023
#30 BE Belgium 23.0% 81th 2024
#31 FR France 22.8% 81th 2024
#32 HU Hungary 22.7% 80th 2024
#33 EE Estonia 22.7% 79th 2024
#34 BW Botswana 22.4% 79th 2023
#35 AM Armenia 22.4% 78th 2024
#36 PT Portugal 22.4% 77th 2024
#37 SC Seychelles 22.1% 77th 2008
#38 LT Lithuania 21.9% 76th 2024
#39 MZ Mozambique 21.9% 75th 2024
#40 SV El Salvador 21.8% 75th 2024
#41 TL East Timor 21.6% 74th 2022
#42 NR Nauru 21.4% 73th 2024
#43 BZ Belize 21.4% 73th 2017
#44 HR Croatia 21.2% 72th 2023
#45 UA Ukraine 21.0% 71th 2024
#46 SI Slovenia 21.0% 71th 2024
#47 MA Morocco 20.7% 70th 2023
#48 BG Bulgaria 20.7% 69th 2024
#49 MU Mauritius 20.5% 69th 2024
#50 TO Tonga 20.5% 68th 2023
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