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Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies 2023 - © OECD 2023

‌3.2Total tax revenue (excluding social security contributions) as percentage of GDP, 1990-2021
‌‌
‌1990‌
‌2000‌
‌2001‌
‌2002‌
‌2003‌
‌2004‌
‌2005‌
‌2006‌
‌2007‌
‌2008‌
Armenia
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Australia 1
28.1
 
30.4
 
28.9
 
29.7
 
29.8
 
30.1
 
29.8
 
29.3
 
29.4
 
26.7
 
Bangladesh
..
 
6.0
 
5.9
 
6.3
 
6.3
 
6.5
 
6.6
 
6.4
 
7.1
 
7.0
 
Bhutan
5.1
 
9.0
 
10.1
 
10.1
 
8.2
 
9.2
 
9.9
 
8.5
 
9.1
 
10.0
 
Cambodia
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
China
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Cook Islands
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
25.9
 
24.9
 
24.0
 
Fiji
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
22.2
 
Georgia
..
 
12.1
 
12.2
 
12.5
 
11.4
 
15.2
 
16.6
 
18.7
 
21.0
 
24.2
 
Indonesia
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Japan 1
20.4
 
16.4
 
16.2
 
15.1
 
14.8
 
15.4
 
16.3
 
16.9
 
17.3
 
16.5
 
Kazakhstan
..
 
19.9
 
22.2
 
20.5
 
22.7
 
21.7
 
25.4
 
25.9
 
25.7
 
27.2
 
Kyrgyzstan
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Korea 1
16.7
 
17.4
 
17.3
 
17.3
 
17.7
 
16.7
 
17.1
 
17.8
 
18.8
 
18.4
 
Lao PDR
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Malaysia
..
 
13.8
 
18.0
 
18.0
 
16.0
 
15.7
 
15.2
 
14.8
 
14.6
 
14.9
 
Maldives
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
11.4
 
11.5
 
11.9
 
11.5
 
Mongolia
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
23.9
 
24.7
 
22.9
 
Nauru
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
New Zealand 1
36.2
 
32.5
 
32.0
 
33.2
 
33.2
 
34.2
 
36.1
 
35.3
 
33.9
 
32.9
 
Pakistan
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Papua New Guinea 2
..
 
14.0
 
18.0
 
20.0
 
20.2
 
24.2
 
25.6
 
20.0
 
20.8
 
18.6
 
Philippines
..
 
13.3
 
13.1
 
12.4
 
12.5
 
12.1
 
12.8
 
14.0
 
13.8
 
13.8
 
Samoa
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
20.6
 
23.4
 
21.4
 
18.7
 
Singapore
..
 
15.2
 
15.1
 
12.9
 
12.3
 
12.0
 
11.8
 
11.8
 
13.2
 
14.0
 
Solomon Islands
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
15.4
 
16.7
 
Thailand
..
 
14.7
 
15.0
 
15.8
 
16.2
 
16.7
 
17.9
 
17.1
 
16.7
 
16.3
 
Tokelau
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
13.3
 
14.3
 
16.1
 
Vanuatu
..
 
16.2
 
16.3
 
16.4
 
16.3
 
16.9
 
17.1
 
17.5
 
19.4
 
19.8
 
Viet Nam
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Africa (31) average 3
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Asia-Pacific (29) average 4,5
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
LAC average 6
12.4
 
14.4
 
14.6
 
14.6
 
15.1
 
15.5
 
16.1
 
16.6
 
17.2
 
17.3
 
OECD average 1,7,8
23.8
 
24.6
 
24.0
 
23.8
 
23.7
 
23.8
 
24.3
 
24.5
 
24.6
 
23.9
 
‌‌
‌2009‌
‌2010‌
‌2014‌
‌2015‌
‌2016‌
‌2017‌
‌2018‌
‌2019‌
‌2020‌
‌2021‌
Armenia
..
 
17.1
 
21.8
 
20.9
 
21.0
 
20.5
 
20.6
 
22.1
 
22.0
 
22.1
 
Australia 1
25.4
 
25.2
 
27.2
 
27.8
 
27.5
 
28.5
 
28.6
 
27.7
 
28.5
 
..
 
Bangladesh
7.3
 
8.3
 
9.0
 
8.9
 
8.7
 
8.9
 
8.5
 
7.8
 
8.8
 
..
 
Bhutan
13.7
 
14.1
 
13.6
 
13.5
 
12.9
 
14.2
 
13.0
 
10.5
 
8.7
 
10.7
 
Cambodia
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
China
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
16.0
 
15.2
 
15.0
 
Cook Islands
26.7
 
26.9
 
22.1
 
26.7
 
27.1
 
27.1
 
28.4
 
26.1
 
25.8
 
26.9
 
Fiji
21.6
 
21.6
 
22.7
 
23.6
 
23.1
 
24.2
 
23.5
 
22.3
 
16.6
 
15.1
 
Georgia
23.7
 
22.3
 
23.3
 
23.6
 
24.5
 
24.3
 
23.4
 
24.1
 
22.3
 
22.6
 
Indonesia
..
 
..
 
..
 
12.0
 
11.6
 
11.2
 
11.5
 
11.1
 
9.5
 
10.3
 
Japan 1
15.2
 
15.5
 
18.1
 
18.3
 
18.1
 
18.6
 
18.9
 
18.6
 
19.8
 
..
 
Kazakhstan
20.7
 
23.2
 
20.5
 
15.0
 
14.4
 
15.5
 
16.4
 
16.1
 
13.3
 
14.7
 
Kyrgyzstan
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Korea 1
17.4
 
17.2
 
17.1
 
17.4
 
18.3
 
18.8
 
19.9
 
19.9
 
20.0
 
22.1
 
Lao PDR
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Malaysia
15.2
 
13.6
 
15.1
 
14.3
 
13.8
 
13.1
 
12.2
 
12.1
 
11.1
 
11.4
 
Maldives
8.9
 
8.9
 
19.0
 
19.4
 
19.7
 
20.1
 
19.4
 
19.1
 
19.1
 
17.7
 
Mongolia
18.4
 
22.0
 
16.2
 
15.1
 
14.7
 
16.9
 
19.1
 
19.2
 
17.1
 
19.1
 
Nauru
..
 
..
 
9.4
 
18.0
 
14.8
 
24.9
 
32.4
 
43.0
 
41.5
 
36.6
 
New Zealand 1
30.2
 
30.3
 
31.2
 
31.5
 
31.4
 
31.3
 
32.2
 
31.3
 
33.8
 
33.8
 
Pakistan
..
 
..
 
9.8
 
11.2
 
11.2
 
11.4
 
10.2
 
10.0
 
10.3
 
10.3
 
Papua New Guinea 2
15.9
 
17.0
 
18.0
 
15.2
 
14.6
 
13.9
 
13.6
 
13.5
 
12.0
 
12.1
 
Philippines
12.5
 
12.4
 
13.8
 
13.9
 
14.0
 
14.5
 
15.0
 
15.5
 
15.0
 
15.2
 
Samoa
21.0
 
19.4
 
22.0
 
22.4
 
22.9
 
23.2
 
23.9
 
24.0
 
25.0
 
25.3
 
Singapore
12.4
 
12.5
 
13.4
 
13.0
 
13.0
 
13.8
 
12.9
 
13.2
 
12.6
 
12.6
 
Solomon Islands
16.6
 
19.0
 
23.0
 
23.1
 
21.6
 
22.7
 
23.5
 
19.8
 
18.9
 
18.6
 
Thailand
15.7
 
16.4
 
17.4
 
17.8
 
17.1
 
16.5
 
16.7
 
16.2
 
15.5
 
15.7
 
Tokelau
15.5
 
17.7
 
17.1
 
15.1
 
14.7
 
16.8
 
18.1
 
19.2
 
20.8
 
22.2
 
Vanuatu
18.2
 
17.1
 
18.3
 
16.9
 
15.7
 
17.1
 
17.8
 
17.0
 
14.0
 
10.9
 
Viet Nam
..
 
17.0
 
13.7
 
14.0
 
13.8
 
13.8
 
13.6
 
13.6
 
12.3
 
13.1
 
Africa (31) average 3
..
 
13.2
 
14.2
 
14.3
 
14.3
 
14.3
 
14.6
 
14.8
 
14.5
 
..
 
Asia-Pacific (29) average 4,5
..
 
18.5
 
18.5
 
18.4
 
18.1
 
18.9
 
19.4
 
19.3
 
18.5
 
18.6
 
LAC average 6
16.3
 
16.8
 
17.4
 
17.7
 
17.5
 
17.4
 
17.8
 
17.9
 
17.0
 
18.0
 
OECD average 1,7,8
22.8
 
22.9
 
24.1
 
24.1
 
24.7
 
24.5
 
24.5
 
24.5
 
24.3
 
..
 
..
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Disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer
1.
Australia, Japan, Korea and New Zealand are part of the OECD (38) group. Data for Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and the OECD average are taken from OECD (2022),Revenue Statistics 2022.
2.
Total revenues are not calculated for 2000 and 2001 as the data are incomplete and do not include customs revenues for these two years.
3.
Represents an unweighted average for the 31 African countries included in the publicationRevenue Statistics in Africa 2022.
4.
Represents an unweighted average of the 29 Asian and Pacific economies in this publication, excluding Bangladesh due to data availability. The Asia-Pacific (29) average excludes Pakistan prior to 2011 and Nauru prior to 2014 as data were not available.
5.
2021: Data for 2020 are used for Australia and Japan in the calculation of the Asia-Pacific (29) average due to data availability.
6.
Represents an unweighted average for the 25 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries included in the publicationRevenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023.
7.
1990 to 2020: represents an unweighted average for the 38 OECD member countries included in the publicationRevenue Statistics 2022.
8.
2021: calculated by applying the unweighted average percentage change for 2021 in the 36 countries providing data for that year to the overall average tax-to-GDP ratio in 2020.

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