Government revenue — all countries

Government revenue — BRICS

Government revenue in BRICS in 2024 — 17.12%. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 0.85 pp.

2024 17.12% −0.12 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 20.1%2007
Period minimum 14.71%2009

Trend over time

1994–2024 · % of GDP

Government revenue — BRICS, 1994–20241416182022199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 17.97%1995: 18.16%1997: 15.86%1998: 15.45%1999: 16.36%2001: 18.7%2002: 20.06%2003: 19.28%2004: 19.97%2005: 15.77%2006: 16.05%2007: 20.1%2008: 17.29%2009: 14.71%2010: 16.48%2011: 16.46%2012: 16%2013: 15.38%2014: 17.55%2015: 17.07%2016: 16.77%2017: 16.85%2018: 17.51%2019: 17.81%2020: 15.68%2021: 16.43%2022: 15.98%2023: 17.24%2024: 17.12%
Change over the period: −0.85 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 17.12%
World 23.9%
Government revenue — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.12 −0.12 pp
2023 17.24 +1.26 pp
2022 15.98 −0.45 pp
2021 16.43 +0.75 pp
2020 15.68 −2.13 pp
2019 17.81 +0.3 pp
2018 17.51 +0.66 pp
2017 16.85 +0.08 pp
2016 16.77 −0.31 pp
2015 17.07 −0.47 pp
2014 17.55 +2.16 pp
2013 15.38 −0.61 pp
2012 16 −0.46 pp
2011 16.46 −0.02 pp
2010 16.48 +1.77 pp
2009 14.71 −2.58 pp
2008 17.29 −2.81 pp
2007 20.1 +4.05 pp
2006 16.05 +0.28 pp
2005 15.77 −4.2 pp
2004 19.97 +0.69 pp
2003 19.28 −0.78 pp
2002 20.06 +1.37 pp
2001 18.7
1999 16.36 +0.91 pp
1998 15.45 −0.4 pp
1997 15.86
1995 18.16 +0.19 pp
1994 17.97

About the indicator

Central government revenue excluding grants, as a percent of GDP. Beyond taxes it includes non-tax receipts: dividends of state-owned companies, revenue from the sale of extraction rights, duties and fees. That is why the difference between this indicator and tax revenue says something about the structure of a state: in commodity countries it is large, because a substantial part of the budget comes not from taxes but from rent.

Important: Grants are excluded deliberately: in the poorest countries foreign aid can make up a substantial part of the budget, and with it included the indicator would no longer measure the ability of a state to raise revenue.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.