Government revenue — all countries

Government revenue — East Asia & Pacific

Government revenue in East Asia & Pacific in 2022 — 17.62%. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 4.52 pp.

2022 17.62% +0.25 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 18.37%2018
Period minimum 13.1%2005

Trend over time

2005–2022 · % of GDP

Government revenue — East Asia & Pacific, 2005–2022121416182020052007200920112013201520172019202120222005: 13.1%2006: 13.57%2007: 18.22%2008: 14.62%2009: 14.37%2010: 13.87%2011: 13.98%2012: 14.54%2013: 14.48%2014: 17.68%2015: 17.78%2016: 17.53%2017: 17.77%2018: 18.37%2019: 18.24%2020: 16.64%2021: 17.37%2022: 17.62%
Change over the period: +4.52 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 17.62%
World 24.07%
Government revenue — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 17.62 +0.25 pp
2021 17.37 +0.73 pp
2020 16.64 −1.6 pp
2019 18.24 −0.13 pp
2018 18.37 +0.61 pp
2017 17.77 +0.23 pp
2016 17.53 −0.25 pp
2015 17.78 +0.1 pp
2014 17.68 +3.21 pp
2013 14.48 −0.06 pp
2012 14.54 +0.56 pp
2011 13.98 +0.11 pp
2010 13.87 −0.5 pp
2009 14.37 −0.25 pp
2008 14.62 −3.59 pp
2007 18.22 +4.65 pp
2006 13.57 +0.48 pp
2005 13.1

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.