Government revenue in the OECD in 2024 — 26.26%. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 6.13 pp.
1972–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OECD
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.26 | +0.11 pp |
| 2023 | 26.15 | −1.08 pp |
| 2022 | 27.23 | +0.54 pp |
| 2021 | 26.69 | +0.72 pp |
| 2020 | 25.97 | +0.12 pp |
| 2019 | 25.85 | −0.12 pp |
| 2018 | 25.97 | −0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 26.57 | +0.32 pp |
| 2016 | 26.26 | −0.12 pp |
| 2015 | 26.38 | +0.01 pp |
| 2014 | 26.36 | −0.08 pp |
| 2013 | 26.44 | +1.04 pp |
| 2012 | 25.4 | +0.42 pp |
| 2011 | 24.99 | −0.11 pp |
| 2010 | 25.1 | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 24.4 | −1.32 pp |
| 2008 | 25.72 | −0.56 pp |
| 2007 | 26.28 | +0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 26.2 | +0.42 pp |
| 2005 | 25.77 | +0.65 pp |
| 2004 | 25.12 | −0.05 pp |
| 2003 | 25.17 | −0.33 pp |
| 2002 | 25.5 | −1.23 pp |
| 2001 | 26.73 | −0.09 pp |
| 2000 | 26.83 | +0.42 pp |
| 1999 | 26.4 | +0.37 pp |
| 1998 | 26.04 | −0 pp |
| 1997 | 26.04 | +0.26 pp |
| 1996 | 25.78 | +0.29 pp |
| 1995 | 25.49 | +1.76 pp |
| 1994 | 23.73 | +0.76 pp |
| 1993 | 22.96 | −0.07 pp |
| 1992 | 23.03 | −0.21 pp |
| 1991 | 23.25 | +0.03 pp |
| 1990 | 23.22 | −1.06 pp |
| 1989 | 24.28 | −0.04 pp |
| 1988 | 24.32 | −0.38 pp |
| 1987 | 24.71 | +0.34 pp |
| 1986 | 24.37 | −0.06 pp |
| 1985 | 24.43 | +0.48 pp |
| 1984 | 23.95 | −0.27 pp |
| 1983 | 24.22 | −0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 25.03 | +0.55 pp |
| 1981 | 24.47 | +0.6 pp |
| 1980 | 23.87 | +0.82 pp |
| 1979 | 23.06 | +0.47 pp |
| 1978 | 22.58 | −0.01 pp |
| 1977 | 22.6 | +0.72 pp |
| 1976 | 21.88 | +0.14 pp |
| 1975 | 21.74 | +0.17 pp |
| 1974 | 21.57 | +0.88 pp |
| 1973 | 20.69 | +0.56 pp |
| 1972 | 20.14 | — |
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.
How much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Public Finance Budget balanceThe budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.
Public Finance Tax revenue (% of GDP)Taxes collected as a percent of GDP — the fiscal capacity of the state.
Public Finance Government debtGross general government debt as a percent of GDP.