Government revenue — all countries

Government revenue — South Asia

Government revenue in South Asia in 2022 — 9.34%. Since 1974, the indicator has fallen by 0.08 pp.

2022 9.34% −0.22 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 14.03%2007
Period minimum 9.34%2022

Trend over time

1974–2022 · % of GDP

Government revenue — South Asia, 1974–2022810121416197419791984198919941999200420092014201920221974: 9.42%1975: 10.66%1976: 11.06%1977: 10.8%1978: 11.38%1979: 11.51%1980: 10.83%1981: 11.16%1982: 11.51%1983: 11.2%1984: 11.6%1985: 12.53%1986: 13.07%1987: 13.08%1988: 12.87%1989: 13.55%1990: 12.71%1991: 13.13%1992: 13.05%1993: 11.76%1994: 12.14%1995: 12.47%1996: 12.49%1997: 12.21%1998: 11.24%1999: 11.94%2000: 11.91%2001: 11.04%2002: 11.55%2003: 11.72%2004: 11.91%2005: 12.18%2006: 13.04%2007: 14.03%2008: 12.59%2009: 11.42%2010: 12.91%2011: 11.48%2012: 12.47%2013: 12.49%2014: 11.55%2015: 12.29%2016: 12.6%2017: 12.45%2018: 12.92%2019: 10.62%2020: 9.55%2022: 9.34%
Change over the period: −0.08 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

South Asia 9.34%
World 24.07%
Government revenue — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 9.34
2020 9.55 −1.06 pp
2019 10.62 −2.3 pp
2018 12.92 +0.47 pp
2017 12.45 −0.15 pp
2016 12.6 +0.31 pp
2015 12.29 +0.74 pp
2014 11.55 −0.94 pp
2013 12.49 +0.01 pp
2012 12.47 +0.99 pp
2011 11.48 −1.43 pp
2010 12.91 +1.49 pp
2009 11.42 −1.16 pp
2008 12.59 −1.44 pp
2007 14.03 +0.99 pp
2006 13.04 +0.86 pp
2005 12.18 +0.27 pp
2004 11.91 +0.19 pp
2003 11.72 +0.17 pp
2002 11.55 +0.5 pp
2001 11.04 −0.87 pp
2000 11.91 −0.03 pp
1999 11.94 +0.7 pp
1998 11.24 −0.97 pp
1997 12.21 −0.28 pp
1996 12.49 +0.02 pp
1995 12.47 +0.32 pp
1994 12.14 +0.39 pp
1993 11.76 −1.3 pp
1992 13.05 −0.07 pp
1991 13.13 +0.42 pp
1990 12.71 −0.84 pp
1989 13.55 +0.68 pp
1988 12.87 −0.21 pp
1987 13.08 +0.01 pp
1986 13.07 +0.53 pp
1985 12.53 +0.94 pp
1984 11.6 +0.4 pp
1983 11.2 −0.3 pp
1982 11.51 +0.35 pp
1981 11.16 +0.33 pp
1980 10.83 −0.68 pp
1979 11.51 +0.13 pp
1978 11.38 +0.58 pp
1977 10.8 −0.25 pp
1976 11.06 +0.4 pp
1975 10.66 +1.23 pp
1974 9.42

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.