Government revenue — all countries

Government revenue — South-Eastern Asia

Government revenue in South-Eastern Asia in 2022 — 16.83%. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 0.85 pp.

2022 16.83% +0.03 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 19.06%2008
Period minimum 16.59%2009

Trend over time

2002–2022 · % of GDP

Government revenue — South-Eastern Asia, 2002–20221617181920200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222002: 17.69%2003: 17.87%2004: 17.98%2008: 19.06%2009: 16.59%2010: 17.46%2011: 18.15%2012: 18.36%2013: 18.92%2014: 18.61%2015: 18.32%2016: 17.69%2017: 17.81%2018: 17.28%2019: 18.54%2020: 17.6%2021: 16.8%2022: 16.83%
Change over the period: −0.85 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

South-Eastern Asia 16.83%
World 24.07%
Government revenue — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 16.83 +0.03 pp
2021 16.8 −0.8 pp
2020 17.6 −0.95 pp
2019 18.54 +1.27 pp
2018 17.28 −0.53 pp
2017 17.81 +0.12 pp
2016 17.69 −0.63 pp
2015 18.32 −0.29 pp
2014 18.61 −0.31 pp
2013 18.92 +0.56 pp
2012 18.36 +0.21 pp
2011 18.15 +0.7 pp
2010 17.46 +0.87 pp
2009 16.59 −2.47 pp
2008 19.06
2004 17.98 +0.11 pp
2003 17.87 +0.19 pp
2002 17.69

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.