Vanuatu - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Vanuatu was 18,905,460,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,905,460,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3,990,400,000 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 3,990,400,000
1995 5,004,000,000
1996 5,423,000,000
1997 5,718,000,000
1998 5,932,000,000
1999 5,924,000,000
2009 10,435,000,000
2010 10,525,800,000
2011 11,329,600,000
2012 12,041,840,000
2013 13,069,320,000
2014 13,747,680,000
2015 13,467,380,000
2016 14,230,930,000
2017 16,253,700,000
2018 17,974,970,000
2019 18,905,460,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Vanuatu was 17.63 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 20.19 in 1990, while its lowest value was 16.19 in 2010.

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 20.19
1995 17.90
1996 18.57
1997 18.09
1998 17.74
1999 17.12
2009 16.50
2010 16.19
2011 16.44
2012 17.38
2013 18.23
2014 18.34
2015 16.91
2016 16.80
2017 17.13
2018 17.84
2019 17.63

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance