Government Revenues as a Percentage of GDP

19652009
60

50

40

30

20

10

20
07

04
20

20
01

98
19

19
95

19
92

89
19

86
19

3
19
8

80
19

19
77

74
19

71
19

19
68

19

65

Source: OECD
2009 data not available for Netherlands, Portugal, Japan, and Australia

Denmark
Sweden
Belgium
Italy
France
Finland
Austria
Norway
Netherlands
Germany
United Kingdom
Luxembourg
Portugal
New Zealand
Spain
Greece
Canada
Switzerland
Japan
Australia
United States

Government Total
Tax
Total tax revenue
Variable
Tax revenue as percentage of GDP
1965
1966
1967
Denmark
30
30.8
31.3
Sweden
33.4
34.1
35
Belgium
31.1
33.3
33.9
Italy
25.5
25.3
26.2
France
34.1
33.8
34.1
Finland
30.4
31.6
32.4
Austria
33.9
34.6
34.5
Norway
29.6
30.8
32.6
Netherlands
32.8
34.2
35.2
Germany
31.6
32.2
32.2
United Kingdom
30.4
31.2
33.1
Luxembourg
27.7
27.4
28.1
Portugal
15.9
16.3
17
New Zealand
24.1
24.9
26.9
Spain
14.7
13.6
16.9
Greece
17.8
19.1
20
Canada
25.7
26.8
27.8
Switzerland
17.5
18.1
18.1
Japan
18.2
17.6
18.1
Australia
20.5
19.7
20.3
United States
24.7
25
26.1

1968
34.1
37
34.8
27
34.3
32.8
34.5
33.5
35.9
32.2
34.3
27.2
17
23.4
16.1
20.7
28.6
18.9
18.4
20.2
25.5

1969
33.8
38
34.9
26.4
34.9
31.4
35
34.8
34.7
33.9
36
27.3
17.7
24.4
16.4
20.5
30.8
19.9
18.7
20.6
27.9

1970
38.4
37.9
33.9
25.7
34.1
31.6
33.8
34.5
35.6
31.5
36.7
23.5
17.8
26.1
15.9
20
30.9
19.3
19.6
20.9
27

1971
41.4
38.7
35
26.3
33.5
33.2
34.5
37
37.1
32
34.8
25.7
17.6
25
16.2
19.8
30.4
19
19.9
21.7
25

1972
40.9
40
34.9
26.3
33.9
33.7
34.9
38.9
38.2
33.5
33.1
26.2
17.4
26.7
17.1
19.7
30.9
19.4
20.6
21.2
25.6

1973
40.3
39.2
36
23.9
33.8
34.5
35.1
39.3
39.3
35
31.2
26.6
17
27.3
17.7
18.1
30.4
21.3
22.3
22.3
25.5

1974
42.1
40.4
36.9
25.1
34
33.7
36.1
39
39.7
34.9
34.2
27.5
17.4
30.6
17.1
19
32.7
22.2
22.9
24.5
26.2

1975
38.4
41.3
39.5
25.4
35.4
36.6
36.6
39.2
40.7
34.3
34.9
32.8
19.1
28.7
18.4
19.4
32
23.9
20.8
25.2
25.6

1976
39.4
45.4
39.7
26.3
37.2
40.1
36.5
40.6
40.6
35.3
34.8
32.9
20.8
29.4
18.4
21.1
31.5
25.2
21.7
25.4
24.9

1977
39.8
47.5
41.6
26.8
37.2
40.3
36.8
41.4
41.5
36.7
34.3
36.5
21.2
32.5
20.2
21.4
30.7
25.4
22.2
25.3
26.1

1978
41
47.9
42.2
27
37.2
37
39
40.9
42.2
36.7
32.7
37.2
20.5
30.3
21.5
21.4
30.4
25.4
23.9
24.4
25.8

1979
42.1
46.7
43
26.1
38.7
35.6
38.4
40.8
42.6
36.4
31.9
34.8
20.2
31
22
22.2
30.1
24.9
24.3
25
26

1980
43
46.5
41.3
29.7
40.1
35.8
38.9
42.4
42.9
36.4
34.8
35.6
22.2
30.8
22.6
21.6
31
24.7
25.1
26
26.4

1981
42.8
47.8
41.6
30.9
40.4
37.8
39.9
43.9
42
35.9
36.2
36.5
23.5
32.3
23.8
21.7
33.2
24.8
25.8
26.2
26.8

1982
41.6
46.8
42.8
33
41.2
36.9
38.7
43.1
42.7
35.5
38.5
37.8
24.1
33.3
24.1
24.5
33
25.2
26.3
26.7
27

1983
43.6
47.4
43.5
35
41.8
36.6
38.4
41.9
43.9
35.6
36.9
39.8
25.5
30.6
26
24.9
32.5
25.8
26.7
25.9
24.9

1984
44.7
47
44.2
34.1
42.8
38.2
40.1
41.2
42.1
35.7
37
38.3
25
30.2
26.4
25.5
32.6
29.3
26.9
27.5
25

1985
46.1
47.4
44.3
33.6
42.8
39.8
40.8
42.6
42.4
36.1
37
39.4
24.5
31.3
27.6
25.5
32.5
25.5
27.1
27.6
25.6

1986
48.2
49.6
44.1
35.2
42.3
41
40.7
44.5
43.1
35.8
37.4
37.3
25.8
32
29
26.8
33.2
26.6
28.1
28.3
25.5

1987
48.9
52.1
44.7
35.3
42.8
39.5
40.3
42.7
45.5
36.3
36.1
37.5
24.3
35.2
30.8
27.3
34.2
26.4
29
28.3
26.5

1988
49.4
51.4
43.4
35.8
42.1
42.7
40.3
42.2
45.5
35.9
36.2
36.1
26
34.3
30.9
24.6
33.7
26.7
29.5
28.1
26.4

1989
48.3
51.9
41.5
36.8
41.9
42.4
39.3
40.5
42.9
36.2
35.6
35.3
26.7
37.6
32.7
23.8
34.8
26
29.7
27.7
26.6

1990
46.5
52.2
42
37.8
42
43.7
39.7
41
42.9
34.8
35.5
35.7
26.9
36.9
32.5
26.2
35.9
25.8
29
27.7
27.4

1991
45.9
49.8
42.2
38.2
42.4
45.4
40.1
41.1
45.1
36
34.3
33.4
27.9
35.2
32.8
26.3
36.4
25.6
28.6
26.3
27.1

1992
46.3
47.3
41.7
40.6
42
45
41.7
40.3
44.8
37
33.4
34.1
29.9
35.5
33.8
27.1
36
26
27
25.8
26.9

1993
47.7
46.1
43.2
42.2
42.4
44.4
42.2
39.4
45
37
32.4
36.5
28.4
35.6
32.8
27.6
35.4
26.5
27
26.3
27.1

1994
48.7
46.3
43.5
40.2
42.8
46.8
41.9
40.8
43
37.2
33
36.8
29.2
36.1
32.9
27.9
35.2
27
26.1
27.2
27.5

1995
48.8
47.5
43.5
40.1
42.9
45.7
41.4
40.9
41.5
37.2
34
37.1
30.9
36.2
32.1
28.9
35.6
27.7
26.8
28
27.8

1996
49.2
49.4
43.9
41.8
44.1
47.1
42.9
40.8
40.9
36.5
33.8
37.6
31.8
34.4
31.9
35.9
35.9
28.1
26.8
28.7
28.2

1997
48.9
50.5
44.4
43.3
44.4
46.4
44.4
41.5
40.9
36.2
34.3
39.3
31.8
34.6
32.9
30.3
36.7
27.6
27.2
28.5
28.7

1998
49.3
50.7
45.1
41.7
44.2
46.3
44.4
42.4
39
36.4
35.5
39.4
31.9
33
33.2
32
36.7
28.5
26.8
29.3
29.1

1999
50.1
51.1
45
42.5
45.1
45.9
44
42.7
40.1
37.1
35.7
38.3
32.7
33
34.1
32.9
36.4
28.7
26.3
29.7
29.1

2000
49.4
51.4
44.7
42.2
44.4
47.2
43.2
42.6
39.6
37.2
36.4
39.1
32.8
33.2
34.2
34
35.6
30
27
30.3
29.5

2001
48.5
49.4
44.7
41.9
44
44.8
45.3
42.9
38.1
36.1
36.2
39.7
32.6
32.7
33.8
32.9
34.8
29.5
27.3
28.7
28.4

2002
47.9
47.5
44.8
41.3
43.4
44.7
44
43.1
37.4
35.4
34.6
39.3
33.3
34
34.2
33.6
33.7
29.9
26.2
29.6
26

2003
48
47.8
44.3
41.7
43.2
44.1
43.8
42.3
36.9
35.5
34.3
38.1
33.6
33.8
34.2
32
33.7
29.2
25.7
29.8
25.5

2004
49
48.1
44.5
41
43.5
43.5
43.4
43.3
37.2
34.8
34.8
37.3
32.8
34.8
34.6
31.1
33.6
28.8
26.3
30.1
25.7

2005
50.8
48.9
44.6
40.8
43.9
43.9
42.4
43.5
38.4
34.8
35.7
37.6
33.7
36.7
35.7
31.8
33.4
29.2
27.4
29.8
27.1

2008
4,074.00
14,369.10
28.4%

2009
3,726.90
14,119.00
26.4%

2010
3,983.80
14,660.40
27.2%

NIPA 3.1
govt revenues
gdp

2008
1

2009
2010
Gross domestic product

2006
49.6
48.3
44.3
42.3
44
43.8
41.9
44
39.1
35.4
36.5
35.6
34.4
36.1
36.6
31.7
33.3
29.3
28
29.3
27.9

2007
49
47.4
43.8
43.4
43.5
43
42.1
43.8
38.7
36
36.2
35.7
35.2
35.1
37.3
32.3
33
28.9
28.3
29.5
27.9

2008
48.2
46.3
44.2
43.3
43.2
43.1
42.7
42.6
39.1
37
35.7
35.5
35.2
33.7
33.3
32.6
32.3
29.1
28.1
27.1
26.1

2009
48.2
46.4
43.2
43.5
41.9
43.1
42.8
41
37
34.3
37.5
31
30.7
29.4
31.1
30.3

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