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Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991

1991, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991 covers 60 countries on 7 measures. Sweden is highest, at 46.92; Bhutan is lowest, at 5.80. The middle country reads 21.29. Against 1990, 56 values changed (32 up, 24 down), 4 countries joined.

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Tax Revenue (% of GDP) · Data for 1991

HighestSweden

46.92

LowestBhutan

5.80

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 60 countries · select a heading to sort

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991: every country, as published by OECD.
SwedenSWENorthern Europe46.9217.36313.6351.6251.8910712.3840.02416
HungaryHUNEastern Europe44.4812.25715.9560.1040.5151314.7520.89179
FinlandFINNorthern Europe44.4716.92012.3550.0001.0033014.1360.05868
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe43.6726.7410.0110.2971.6898814.9360.00000
FranceFRAWestern Europe41.897.06118.3620.7992.6421311.3991.63041
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe41.6713.93015.5720.0001.4889010.5840.09132
BelgiumBELWestern Europe41.6115.04214.2720.0001.5390210.7540.00000
NorwayNORNorthern Europe40.5814.51910.5400.0001.1607614.3530.00165
AustriaAUTWestern Europe39.9310.59813.0522.4071.0933612.2740.50994
ItalyITASouthern Europe36.5813.20512.0800.1170.9091510.2700.00000
CanadaCANNorthern America35.5016.7034.6660.7963.710579.1920.43626
GermanyDEUWestern Europe34.7511.06313.2750.0000.997339.3980.01201
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand34.3620.0090.0000.0002.2026912.1520.00130
PolandPOLEastern Europe33.867.39810.7935.6331.331778.7040.00110
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe32.9612.9614.7510.4341.5055413.3040.00000
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe32.5012.4159.4990.0002.515238.0170.05741
CubaCUBCaribbean32.120.0864.0990.0000.0000027.0550.88010
SpainESPSouthern Europe31.839.89111.3200.0001.577609.0260.01605
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe31.6811.8905.5860.0002.3726610.5271.30840
IcelandISLNorthern Europe29.808.6752.0600.1862.6248115.1811.07016
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe27.537.6047.4670.0000.7379711.6590.06256
JapanJPNEastern Asia27.3613.2977.5190.0002.651963.8170.07068
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand26.6114.8980.0001.7262.601587.3890.00000
United StatesUSANorthern America25.8611.2166.7430.0003.194664.7020.00000
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe25.655.1627.4840.1211.0033411.8720.00625

02In 1991

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Sweden46.92
  2. Hungary44.48
  3. Finland44.47
  4. Denmark43.67
  5. France41.89

Lowest

  1. Bhutan5.80
  2. Bolivia6.86
  3. Ecuador7.40
  4. Dominican Republic7.75
  5. Paraguay8.28

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 21.29. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestDenmark26.741

    LowestBahamas0.000

    Middle country: 6.731

  • Social security contributions (% of GDP)

    HighestFrance18.362

    Lowest6 share it

    Middle country: 3.199

  • Taxes on payroll and workforce (% of GDP)

    HighestPoland5.633

    Lowest41 share it

    Middle country: 0.000

  • Taxes on property (% of GDP)

    HighestCanada3.71057

    Lowest2 share it

    Middle country: 1.03022

  • Taxes on goods and services (% of GDP)

    HighestCuba27.055

    LowestVenezuela1.994

    Middle country: 8.762

  • Other taxes (% of GDP)

    HighestGuyana2.87501

    LowestBahamas-0.23709

    Middle country: 0.06062

031990 → 1991

Since 1990

What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +4 / −0countries joined / left
  • 56values changed, of 56 in both
  • 32 · 24rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Hungary+ Nicaragua+ Poland

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from OECD’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1991.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • 4 empty cells

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

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions — data clause. The OECD’s own terms for its data: reuse, including commercial reuse, with the OECD credited as the source.

Cite this edition

OECD (1991). Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tax-to-gdp/1991

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07Questions

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991: questions and answers

Which country has the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991?

Sweden, at 46.92, of the 60 countries in the file.

What year does Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991 describe?

1991.

How many countries does Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991 cover?

60.

Where can I download Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1991 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2024.

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