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Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2017

2017, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Tax revenue as a share of GDP is how much of a country’s economy its governments collect in taxes — national, regional and local, social security contributions included. It is the OECD’s standard measure of a state’s tax take, compiled under one classification of taxes so that a country in Africa, Latin America or Asia can be read against an OECD member.

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2017 covers 140 countries on 7 measures. France is highest, at 46.239; Somalia is lowest, at 1.201. The middle country reads 20.184. Against 2016, 140 values changed (83 up, 57 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tax Revenue (% of GDP) · Data for 2017

HighestFrance

46.239

LowestSomalia

1.201

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2017, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 140 countries · select a heading to sort

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2017: every country, as published by OECD.
FranceFRAWestern Europe46.23910.815916.732181.634164.288612.21960.548285
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe45.45728.87420.073390.252801.791714.41840.046575
SwedenSWENorthern Europe44.57116.28169.685215.096960.993912.46350.049327
BelgiumBELWestern Europe43.95816.054313.460250.001803.471410.97010.000023
FinlandFINNorthern Europe43.16115.310712.015700.000001.539314.26800.027147
CubaCUBCaribbean42.35510.25345.274511.429730.000022.77222.625486
AustriaAUTWestern Europe42.31311.783914.801772.789250.528812.21760.192067
ItalyITASouthern Europe41.88813.267112.670390.000002.491312.17891.280143
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe39.6158.796411.713940.000003.135115.96980.000000
NorwayNORNorthern Europe38.60115.133810.226830.056911.164412.01940.000000
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe38.04611.421713.572820.000001.529811.40730.114136
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe37.9316.945715.545210.050070.648814.74170.000000
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe37.7915.577711.223270.000001.094519.89570.000000
GermanyDEUWestern Europe37.76512.029514.015740.000001.027910.68470.007561
HungaryHUNEastern Europe37.7637.277212.258930.864801.039416.23880.084170
IcelandISLNorthern Europe36.96118.13873.348350.296782.065112.49800.614318
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe36.64913.680410.528970.000003.55078.84320.045890
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe34.2209.66989.183860.000001.358713.89440.113235
PolandPOLEastern Europe33.9986.884912.766150.224611.357212.71620.049428
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe33.9827.540814.619280.000000.460511.34400.017453
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe33.8507.014014.477690.000000.424611.93380.000000
SpainESPSouthern Europe33.6349.555311.463530.000002.517510.08740.010513
CanadaCANNorthern America33.04415.99034.624230.668073.93147.79220.037699
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe32.74911.55266.264110.088454.107910.73560.000000
LatviaLVANorthern Europe32.3118.47328.684070.011791.077914.06440.000000

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. France46.239
  2. Denmark45.457
  3. Sweden44.571
  4. Belgium43.958
  5. Finland43.161

Lowest

  1. Somalia1.201
  2. Chad4.670
  3. Nigeria5.724
  4. Equatorial Guinea6.650
  5. DR Congo6.737

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 20.184. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of GDP)

    HighestDenmark28.8742

    Lowest2 share it

    Middle country: 6.6558

  • Social security contributions (% of GDP)

    HighestFrance16.73218

    Lowest20 share it

    Middle country: 2.29013

  • Taxes on payroll and workforce (% of GDP)

    HighestSweden5.09696

    LowestBhutan-0.00545

    Middle country: 0.00000

  • Taxes on property (% of GDP)

    HighestHong Kong4.4559

    Lowest11 share it

    Middle country: 0.4534

  • Taxes on goods and services (% of GDP)

    HighestCuba22.7722

    LowestSomalia1.1360

    Middle country: 10.0559

  • Other taxes (% of GDP)

    HighestCuba2.625486

    LowestChile-0.395960

    Middle country: 0.013943

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 140values changed, of 140 in both
  • 83 · 57rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from OECD’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 2017.

  • 25 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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OECD (2017). Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tax-to-gdp/2017

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