Ireland - Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Ireland was 17.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 28.75 in 1988, while its lowest value was 17.73 in 2019.

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
1972 21.86
1973 22.17
1974 22.00
1975 21.30
1976 23.66
1977 22.53
1978 22.11
1979 21.96
1980 24.23
1981 25.31
1982 26.38
1983 27.54
1984 28.12
1985 27.21
1986 27.35
1987 27.45
1988 28.75
1989 25.83
1990 25.36
1991 25.63
1992 25.93
1993 25.84
1994 27.06
1995 26.53
1996 27.21
1997 26.87
1998 26.49
1999 26.65
2000 26.35
2001 24.21
2002 23.52
2003 24.16
2004 25.07
2005 25.46
2006 26.82
2007 25.94
2008 23.81
2009 22.06
2010 21.84
2011 21.86
2012 22.48
2013 22.92
2014 23.14
2015 18.78
2016 19.05
2017 18.30
2018 18.13
2019 17.73

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance