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%≥ 12.5%≥ 15.2%≥ 18%≥ 21.3%≥ 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
Reference years differ by country (2015–2024); each row shows its own year.