How much does the central government collect in tax?
Tax revenue (central government), 150 countries & territories. Taxes collected by the central government as a share of GDP (IMF Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank). Social security contributions, fines and the taxes of states, regions and municipalities are not included, so countries that fund pensions and health through contributions, or federal ones (Germany, the United States), look much lower than their total tax burden.
lowest≥ 9.9%≥ 12.6%≥ 15.2%≥ 18%≥ 21.1%≥ 23.9% no data
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and… via World Bank· 2015 / 2024
Dots sit on a scale from the lowest (0.6%) to the highest value (35.4%).
The ranking
- 1
Lesotho 35.4% 2024 - 2
Namibia 33.9% 2024 - 3
Denmark 33.4% 2024 - 4
New Zealand 29.5% 2024 - 5
Luxembourg 28.6% 2024 - 6
Macau (China) 27.4% 2024 - 7
Greece 27.4% 2024 - 8
Sweden 27.2% 2024 - 9
United Kingdom 26.9% 2024 - 10
South Africa 25.9% 2024 - 11
Austria 25.8% 2024 - 12
Italy 25.6% 2024 - 13
Finland 25.3% 2024 - 14
Netherlands 25.3% 2024 - 15
Norway 24.5% 2024 - 16
Eswatini 24.3% 2021 - 17
Georgia 24.3% 2024 - 18
Malta 24.1% 2024 - 19
Samoa 24% 2023 - 20
Fiji 23.9% 2024 - 21
Cyprus 23.9% 2024 - 22
Serbia 23.9% 2022 - 23
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.8% 2017 - 24
Jamaica 23.7% 2020 - 25
Australia 23.6% 2022 - 26
Barbados 23.4% 2016 - 27
Solomon Islands 23.3% 2024 - 28
Israel 23.2% 2024 - 29
Iceland 23.2% 2023 - 30
Belgium 23% 2024 - 31
France 22.8% 2024 - 32
Hungary 22.7% 2024 - 33
Estonia 22.7% 2024 - 34
Botswana 22.4% 2023 - 35
Armenia 22.4% 2024 - 36
Portugal 22.3% 2024 - 37
Lithuania 21.9% 2024 - 38
Mozambique 21.8% 2024 - 39
El Salvador 21.8% 2024 - 40
Timor-Leste 21.6% 2022 - 41
Nauru 21.4% 2024 - 42
Belize 21.3% 2017 - 43
Croatia 21.2% 2023 - 44
Ukraine 21% 2024 - 45
Slovenia 21% 2024 - 46
Morocco 20.7% 2023 - 47
Bulgaria 20.7% 2024 - 48
Mauritius 20.5% 2024 - 49
Tonga 20.5% 2023 - 50
Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.2% 2024
Reference years differ by country (2015–2024); each row shows its own year.