Government revenue — all countries

Government revenue — Northern Europe

Government revenue in Northern Europe in 2024 — 35.67%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 2.25 pp.

2024 35.67% −0.07 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 37.82%2010
Period minimum 33.23%2003

Trend over time

1995–2024 · % of GDP

Government revenue — Northern Europe, 1995–202432343638199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 33.42%1996: 33.49%1997: 33.43%1998: 34.1%1999: 34.34%2000: 35.16%2001: 34.34%2002: 33.45%2003: 33.23%2004: 34.17%2005: 35.33%2006: 35.38%2007: 35.67%2008: 36.19%2009: 34.24%2010: 37.82%2011: 35.41%2012: 35.05%2013: 35.3%2014: 34.66%2015: 33.94%2016: 34.42%2017: 34.38%2018: 34.37%2019: 34.14%2020: 33.5%2021: 34.76%2022: 36.28%2023: 35.75%2024: 35.67%
Change over the period: +2.25 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Europe 35.67%
World 23.9%
Government revenue — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 35.67 −0.07 pp
2023 35.75 −0.54 pp
2022 36.28 +1.52 pp
2021 34.76 +1.27 pp
2020 33.5 −0.64 pp
2019 34.14 −0.23 pp
2018 34.37 −0.02 pp
2017 34.38 −0.04 pp
2016 34.42 +0.48 pp
2015 33.94 −0.72 pp
2014 34.66 −0.64 pp
2013 35.3 +0.24 pp
2012 35.05 −0.36 pp
2011 35.41 −2.41 pp
2010 37.82 +3.58 pp
2009 34.24 −1.95 pp
2008 36.19 +0.52 pp
2007 35.67 +0.29 pp
2006 35.38 +0.05 pp
2005 35.33 +1.15 pp
2004 34.17 +0.94 pp
2003 33.23 −0.22 pp
2002 33.45 −0.89 pp
2001 34.34 −0.82 pp
2000 35.16 +0.83 pp
1999 34.34 +0.24 pp
1998 34.1 +0.66 pp
1997 33.43 −0.06 pp
1996 33.49 +0.07 pp
1995 33.42

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.