Singapore - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Singapore was 41,807,100,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41,807,100,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 10,254,000,000 in 1990.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1990 10,254,000,000
1991 11,924,000,000
1992 13,675,000,000
1993 15,952,000,000
1994 18,699,000,000
1995 19,626,000,000
1996 21,585,000,000
1997 22,764,000,000
1998 20,131,000,000
1999 21,253,000,000
2000 24,606,000,000
2001 23,466,000,000
2002 21,025,000,000
2003 21,173,000,000
2004 22,563,000,000
2005 24,627,000,000
2006 27,940,000,000
2007 34,961,000,000
2008 37,679,000,000
2009 36,584,000,000
2010 41,807,100,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Singapore was 13.77 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 16.72 in 1994, while its lowest value was 11.80 in 2005.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1990 14.57
1991 15.28
1992 16.14
1993 16.33
1994 16.72
1995 15.90
1996 16.08
1997 15.44
1998 14.15
1999 14.77
2000 15.13
2001 14.93
2002 12.95
2003 12.67
2004 11.85
2005 11.80
2006 12.10
2007 13.08
2008 14.06
2009 13.72
2010 13.77

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance