Lower middle income - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Lower middle income was 11.72 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 12.39 in 1992, while its lowest value was 9.94 in 2001.

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 12.35
1991 12.16
1992 12.39
1993 11.02
1994 11.53
1995 11.59
1997 12.01
1999 11.37
2001 9.94
2002 10.18
2003 10.49
2004 10.76
2008 12.36
2009 11.15
2010 11.55
2011 11.72
2012 11.93
2013 11.88
2014 11.35
2015 11.72
2016 11.72

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance