Tax revenue
% of GDP · no best or worst — largest to smallest
149 of 216 countries report a figure for tax revenue
World average: 16.8%
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lesotho | 35.4% | 2024 | |
| #2 | Namibia | 33.9% | 2024 | |
| #3 | Denmark | 33.4% | 2024 | |
| #4 | New Zealand | 29.5% | 2024 | |
| #5 | Luxembourg | 28.6% | 2024 | |
| #6 | Macau | 27.4% | 2024 | |
| #7 | Greece | 27.4% | 2024 | |
| #8 | Sweden | 27.2% | 2024 | |
| #9 | United Kingdom | 26.9% | 2024 | |
| #10 | South Africa | 25.9% | 2024 | |
| #11 | Austria | 25.8% | 2024 | |
| #12 | Italy | 25.6% | 2024 | |
| #13 | Finland | 25.3% | 2024 | |
| #14 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 25.3% | 2024 | |
| #15 | Norway | 24.5% | 2024 | |
| #16 | Eswatini | 24.3% | 2021 | |
| #17 | Georgia | 24.3% | 2024 | |
| #18 | Malta | 24.1% | 2024 | |
| #19 | Samoa | 24.0% | 2023 | |
| #20 | Fiji | 23.9% | 2024 | |
| #21 | Cyprus | 23.9% | 2024 | |
| #22 | Serbia | 23.9% | 2022 | |
| #23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.8% | 2017 | |
| #24 | Jamaica | 23.7% | 2020 | |
| #25 | Australia | 23.6% | 2022 | |
| #26 | Barbados | 23.4% | 2016 | |
| #27 | Solomon Islands | 23.3% | 2024 | |
| #28 | Israel | 23.2% | 2024 | |
| #29 | Iceland | 23.2% | 2023 | |
| #30 | Belgium | 23.0% | 2024 | |
| #31 | France | 22.8% | 2024 | |
| #32 | Hungary | 22.7% | 2024 | |
| #33 | Estonia | 22.7% | 2024 | |
| #34 | Botswana | 22.4% | 2023 | |
| #35 | Armenia | 22.4% | 2024 | |
| #36 | Portugal | 22.3% | 2024 | |
| #37 | Lithuania | 21.9% | 2024 | |
| #38 | Mozambique | 21.8% | 2024 | |
| #39 | El Salvador | 21.8% | 2024 | |
| #40 | Timor-Leste | 21.6% | 2022 | |
| #41 | Nauru | 21.4% | 2024 | |
| #42 | Belize | 21.3% | 2017 | |
| #43 | Croatia | 21.2% | 2023 | |
| #44 | Ukraine | 21.0% | 2024 | |
| #45 | Slovenia | 21.0% | 2024 | |
| #46 | Morocco | 20.7% | 2023 | |
| #47 | Bulgaria | 20.7% | 2024 | |
| #48 | Mauritius | 20.5% | 2024 | |
| #49 | Tonga | 20.5% | 2023 | |
| #50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.2% | 2024 | |
| #51 | Nicaragua | 20.1% | 2024 | |
| #52 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.6% | 2024 | |
| #53 | Senegal | 19.5% | 2023 | |
| #54 | Maldives | 19.5% | 2021 | |
| #55 | Slovakia | 19.1% | 2024 | |
| #56 | Zambia | 18.8% | 2024 | |
| #57 | North Macedonia | 18.8% | 2024 | |
| #58 | Burkina Faso | 18.7% | 2024 | |
| #59 | Czech Republic | 18.6% | 2024 | |
| #60 | Moldova | 18.6% | 2023 | |
| #61 | Cape Verde | 18.4% | 2020 | |
| #62 | Chile | 18.3% | 2024 | |
| #63 | Saint Lucia | 18.2% | 2017 | |
| #64 | Palau | 18.1% | 2020 | |
| #65 | Albania | 18.0% | 2024 | |
| #66 | Poland | 18.0% | 2023 | |
| #67 | Ireland | 17.9% | 2024 | |
| #68 | Uruguay | 17.9% | 2024 | |
| #69 | Latvia | 17.6% | 2024 | |
| #70 | Turkey | 17.6% | 2024 | |
| #71 | Kiribati | 17.5% | 2023 | |
| #72 | Azerbaijan | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| #73 | The Bahamas | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| #74 | San Marino | 17.3% | 2023 | |
| #75 | Marshall Islands | 17.2% | 2020 | |
| #76 | Mongolia | 16.9% | 2024 | |
| #77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.8% | 2019 | |
| #78 | Vanuatu | 16.5% | 2023 | |
| #79 | Romania | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| #80 | Peru | 15.9% | 2021 | |
| #81 | Malawi | 15.6% | 2024 | |
| #82 | Andorra | 15.6% | 2024 | |
| #83 | Papua New Guinea | 15.5% | 2024 | |
| #84 | Jordan | 15.5% | 2023 | |
| #85 | Brazil | 15.4% | 2024 | |
| #86 | Colombia | 15.2% | 2024 | |
| #87 | Thailand | 15.2% | 2024 | |
| #88 | Honduras | 15.1% | 2020 | |
| #89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.0% | 2020 | |
| #90 | Spain | 14.9% | 2024 | |
| #91 | Mexico | 14.8% | 2024 | |
| #92 | Dominican Republic | 14.7% | 2024 | |
| #93 | Philippines | 14.4% | 2024 | |
| #94 | Kenya | 14.1% | 2023 | |
| #95 | Nepal | 13.9% | 2023 | |
| #96 | Togo | 13.9% | 2023 | |
| #97 | Canada | 13.7% | 2024 | |
| #98 | Singapore | 13.6% | 2024 | |
| #99 | Costa Rica | 13.5% | 2024 | |
| #100 | South Korea | 13.3% | 2024 | |
| #101 | Ecuador | 13.1% | 2022 | |
| #102 | Rwanda | 13.1% | 2023 | |
| #103 | Belarus | 13.0% | 2024 | |
| #104 | Ivory Coast | 13.0% | 2023 | |
| #105 | Tanzania | 12.7% | 2024 | |
| #106 | Burundi | 12.7% | 2021 | |
| #107 | Uganda | 12.6% | 2024 | |
| #108 | Malaysia | 12.4% | 2024 | |
| #109 | Ghana | 12.4% | 2023 | |
| #110 | Bhutan | 12.3% | 2020 | |
| #111 | Cambodia | 12.2% | 2023 | |
| #112 | Laos | 12.1% | 2022 | |
| #113 | Mali | 12.0% | 2020 | |
| #114 | Kazakhstan | 11.9% | 2023 | |
| #115 | Guatemala | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| #116 | Cameroon | 11.3% | 2021 | |
| #117 | Paraguay | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| #118 | Lebanon | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| #119 | Uzbekistan | 11.0% | 2023 | |
| #120 | Madagascar | 10.9% | 2024 | |
| #121 | Germany | 10.9% | 2024 | |
| #122 | Russia | 10.9% | 2024 | |
| #123 | United States | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| #124 | Tajikistan | 10.7% | 2024 | |
| #125 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.7% | 2022 | |
| #126 | Argentina | 10.4% | 2024 | |
| #127 | Afghanistan | 9.9% | 2017 | |
| #128 | Sri Lanka | 9.9% | 2023 | |
| #129 | Gabon | 9.5% | 2021 | |
| #130 | Switzerland | 9.5% | 2024 | |
| #131 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.3% | 2024 | |
| #132 | Central African Republic | 8.2% | 2021 | |
| #133 | Saudi Arabia | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| #134 | Bangladesh | 7.6% | 2021 | |
| #135 | Angola | 7.6% | 2024 | |
| #136 | Sudan | 7.4% | 2016 | |
| #137 | Zimbabwe | 7.2% | 2018 | |
| #138 | Panama | 7.2% | 2024 | |
| #139 | Federated States of Micronesia | 7.0% | 2020 | |
| #140 | People's Republic of China | 7.0% | 2024 | |
| #141 | India | 6.9% | 2022 | |
| #142 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.6% | 2022 | |
| #143 | Republic of the Congo | 6.5% | 2021 | |
| #144 | Myanmar | 6.0% | 2019 | |
| #145 | Ethiopia | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| #146 | Bahrain | 2.8% | 2020 | |
| #147 | Somalia | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| #148 | Iraq | 1.3% | 2019 | |
| #149 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| — | Algeria | — | — | |
| — | American Samoa | — | — | |
| — | Antigua and Barbuda | — | — | |
| — | Aruba | — | — | |
| — | Benin | — | — | |
| — | Bermuda | — | — | |
| — | Bolivia | — | — | |
| — | British Virgin Islands | — | — | |
| — | Brunei | — | — | |
| — | Cayman Islands | — | — | |
| — | Chad | — | — | |
| — | Comoros | — | — | |
| — | Cuba | — | — | |
| — | Curaçao | — | — | |
| — | Djibouti | — | — | |
| — | Dominica | — | — | |
| — | Egypt | — | — | |
| — | Eritrea | — | — | |
| — | Faroe Islands | — | — | |
| — | French Polynesia | — | — | |
| — | The Gambia | — | — | |
| — | Gibraltar | — | — | |
| — | Greenland | — | — | |
| — | Grenada | — | — | |
| — | Guam | — | — | |
| — | Guinea | — | — | |
| — | Guyana | — | — | |
| — | Haiti | — | — | |
| — | Hong Kong | — | — | |
| — | Indonesia | — | — | |
| — | Iran | — | — | |
| — | Isle of Man | — | — | |
| — | Japan | — | — | |
| — | North Korea | — | — | |
| — | Kosovo | — | — | |
| — | Kuwait | — | — | |
| — | Liberia | — | — | |
| — | Libya | — | — | |
| — | Liechtenstein | — | — | |
| — | Mauritania | — | — | |
| — | Monaco | — | — | |
| — | Montenegro | — | — | |
| — | New Caledonia | — | — | |
| — | Niger | — | — | |
| — | Nigeria | — | — | |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | |
| — | Oman | — | — | |
| — | Pakistan | — | — | |
| — | Puerto Rico | — | — | |
| — | Qatar | — | — | |
| — | São Tomé and Príncipe | — | — | |
| — | Seychelles | — | — | |
| — | Sierra Leone | — | — | |
| — | Sint Maarten | — | — | |
| — | South Sudan | — | — | |
| — | Saint-Martin | — | — | |
| — | Suriname | — | — | |
| — | Syria | — | — | |
| — | Tunisia | — | — | |
| — | Turkmenistan | — | — | |
| — | Turks and Caicos Islands | — | — | |
| — | Tuvalu | — | — | |
| — | Venezuela | — | — | |
| — | Vietnam | — | — | |
| — | United States Virgin Islands | — | — | |
| — | Palestine | — | — | |
| — | Yemen | — | — |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)