Government revenue — all countries

Government revenue — Central Asia

Government revenue in Central Asia in 2023 — 17.9%. Since 2014, the indicator has fallen by 1.52 pp.

2023 17.9% −0.35 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 19.42%2014
Period minimum 14.1%2020

Trend over time

2014–2023 · % of GDP

Government revenue — Central Asia, 2014–20231416182020142015201620172018201920202021202220232014: 19.42%2015: 15.29%2016: 15.62%2017: 16.19%2018: 16.98%2019: 15.97%2020: 14.1%2021: 14.67%2022: 18.25%2023: 17.9%
Change over the period: −1.52 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 17.9%
World 23.81%
Government revenue — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 17.9 −0.35 pp
2022 18.25 +3.59 pp
2021 14.67 +0.57 pp
2020 14.1 −1.87 pp
2019 15.97 −1.02 pp
2018 16.98 +0.79 pp
2017 16.19 +0.58 pp
2016 15.62 +0.32 pp
2015 15.29 −4.13 pp
2014 19.42

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.