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Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1993

1993, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1993 covers 66 countries on 7 measures. Denmark is highest, at 45.556; Uganda is lowest, at 6.081. The middle country reads 19.430. Against 1992, 63 values changed (35 up, 28 down), 3 countries joined.

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Tax Revenue (% of GDP) · Data for 1993

HighestDenmark

45.556

LowestUganda

6.081

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), 1993, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 66 countries · select a heading to sort

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1993: every country, as published by OECD.
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe45.55628.3490.0110.5181.949014.72910.00000
HungaryHUNEastern Europe45.0509.33317.6300.0930.366116.72720.90119
SwedenSWENorthern Europe43.79517.92211.9520.5681.404411.92220.02683
FinlandFINNorthern Europe43.54614.70913.8380.0001.170413.74960.07943
FranceFRAWestern Europe43.0186.81319.5810.9462.772611.27611.62997
BelgiumBELWestern Europe42.63215.48614.6790.0001.685310.78070.00000
AustriaAUTWestern Europe41.88611.28514.2212.4471.087112.31380.53238
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe41.52013.57516.0440.0001.578410.20970.11253
ItalyITASouthern Europe40.41214.93512.7030.1162.186410.47130.00000
PolandPOLEastern Europe39.02511.94512.0580.7911.343512.88050.00799
NorwayNORNorthern Europe38.86613.0529.7200.0001.045515.04690.00140
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe36.4749.27714.0700.5220.385612.15270.06626
GermanyDEUWestern Europe35.64911.01213.6770.0000.97489.97780.00803
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe35.43013.3609.9190.0002.83539.26640.04885
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand34.86920.4340.0000.0001.934212.50010.00000
CanadaCANNorthern America34.44415.2574.8900.7683.87569.18880.46430
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe33.29613.7944.8240.6641.375512.63860.00000
CubaCUBCaribbean32.7930.4316.1280.0000.000023.92262.31210
SpainESPSouthern Europe31.8889.52212.0770.0001.60008.7031-0.01393
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe29.87510.5055.5470.0002.994610.52850.29983
IcelandISLNorthern Europe29.5669.6282.3710.0112.827014.72860.00000
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe28.0297.7137.5160.0000.682911.99730.12022
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe26.9455.1158.3540.1620.995912.31800.00000
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand26.55514.3800.0001.6122.72867.83430.00000
United StatesUSANorthern America25.95011.4616.6800.0003.07634.73300.00000

02In 1993

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Denmark45.556
  2. Hungary45.050
  3. Sweden43.795
  4. Finland43.546
  5. France43.018

Lowest

  1. Uganda6.081
  2. Bhutan6.504
  3. Madagascar6.560
  4. Cameroon7.238
  5. Ecuador7.719

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.430. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestDenmark28.349

    LowestBahamas0.000

    Middle country: 5.411

  • Social security contributions (% of GDP)

    HighestFrance19.581

    Lowest6 share it

    Middle country: 3.018

  • Taxes on payroll and workforce (% of GDP)

    HighestAustria2.447

    Lowest44 share it

    Middle country: 0.000

  • Taxes on property (% of GDP)

    HighestCanada3.8756

    Lowest2 share it

    Middle country: 0.9748

  • Taxes on goods and services (% of GDP)

    HighestCuba23.9226

    LowestVenezuela3.4031

    Middle country: 9.2276

  • Other taxes (% of GDP)

    HighestGuyana3.20383

    LowestChile-0.16313

    Middle country: 0.06847

031992 → 1993

Since 1992

What changed between 1992 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +3 / −0countries joined / left
  • 63values changed, of 63 in both
  • 35 · 28rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Cameroon+ Czechia+ Madagascar

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 1993.

  • Which end is better

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

  • 8 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 (1993). Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1993 [data set], describing 1993. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tax-to-gdp/1993

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07Questions

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1993: questions and answers

Which country has the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1993?

Denmark, at 45.556, of the 66 countries in the file.

What year does Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1993 describe?

1993.

How many countries does Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1993 cover?

66.

Where can I download Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1993?

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), 1993 the newest?

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

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