Data for 1994
Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1994
1994, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1994 covers 67 countries on 7 measures. Denmark is highest, at 46.46; Bhutan is lowest, at 6.23. The middle country reads 19.53. Against 1993, 66 values changed (43 up, 23 down), 1 country joined.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP) · Data for 1994
HighestDenmark
46.46
LowestBhutan
6.23Shaded 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), 1994, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 67 countries · select a heading to sort
| DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 46.46 | 29.125 | 0.011 | 0.258 | 1.8004 | 15.266 | 0.000 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 45.57 | 15.942 | 14.460 | 0.000 | 1.1175 | 13.954 | 0.096 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 44.08 | 18.702 | 11.979 | 0.575 | 1.4138 | 11.370 | 0.041 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 43.07 | 6.939 | 18.945 | 1.006 | 2.9032 | 11.657 | 1.623 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 42.91 | 15.792 | 14.359 | 0.000 | 1.7287 | 11.034 | 0.000 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 42.60 | 8.941 | 16.476 | 0.119 | 0.4371 | 15.788 | 0.835 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 41.92 | 10.365 | 14.675 | 2.737 | 0.6562 | 13.004 | 0.478 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 40.16 | 13.885 | 9.633 | 0.000 | 1.0910 | 15.554 | 0.002 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 39.67 | 11.134 | 16.333 | 0.000 | 1.6598 | 10.442 | 0.106 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 38.49 | 13.357 | 12.027 | 0.115 | 2.0915 | 10.902 | 0.000 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 36.72 | 0.708 | 4.589 | 0.146 | 0.0000 | 29.143 | 2.136 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 36.26 | 11.010 | 10.763 | 0.481 | 1.2179 | 12.783 | 0.005 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 36.02 | 10.648 | 13.954 | 0.000 | 1.0066 | 10.402 | 0.009 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 35.83 | 13.803 | 9.522 | 0.000 | 2.7541 | 9.705 | 0.046 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 35.44 | 21.599 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.8934 | 11.945 | 0.000 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 35.23 | 8.742 | 14.119 | 0.071 | 0.4349 | 11.804 | 0.059 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 34.40 | 15.399 | 5.016 | 0.747 | 3.8004 | 9.002 | 0.438 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 34.37 | 14.236 | 4.701 | 0.566 | 1.5204 | 13.342 | 0.000 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 31.92 | 9.027 | 11.908 | 0.000 | 1.7982 | 9.142 | 0.044 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 30.60 | 10.995 | 5.645 | 0.000 | 3.1949 | 10.766 | 0.000 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 29.13 | 9.736 | 2.359 | 0.007 | 2.7445 | 14.281 | 0.000 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 29.10 | 5.001 | 6.929 | 0.633 | 2.0615 | 14.208 | 0.270 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 28.80 | 7.518 | 7.569 | 0.000 | 0.6906 | 12.883 | 0.144 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 27.44 | 14.903 | 0.000 | 1.900 | 2.5482 | 8.085 | 0.000 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 27.21 | 5.884 | 8.402 | 0.197 | 0.9570 | 11.772 | 0.000 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 26.29 | 11.619 | 6.691 | 0.000 | 3.1027 | 4.873 | 0.000 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 25.77 | 7.476 | 3.799 | 0.000 | 3.3907 | 11.109 | 0.000 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 25.00 | 9.803 | 8.098 | 0.000 | 2.9978 | 4.036 | 0.066 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 24.41 | 11.308 | 6.245 | 0.000 | 2.0908 | 4.721 | 0.045 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 21.77 | 11.418 | 0.782 | 0.000 | 0.5188 | 9.047 | 0.000 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 19.83 | 9.003 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0150 | 9.514 | 1.293 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 19.79 | 10.525 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.3658 | 8.690 | 0.208 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 19.59 | 2.330 | 5.768 | 1.282 | 0.2150 | 9.191 | 0.800 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 19.53 | 7.888 | — | 0.790 | 1.2699 | 9.531 | 0.051 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 19.36 | 1.294 | 5.804 | 0.000 | 1.7936 | 10.329 | 0.139 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 19.20 | 2.182 | 4.832 | 0.000 | 0.9915 | 10.628 | 0.564 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 19.00 | 2.275 | 0.917 | 0.109 | 1.3421 | 14.163 | 0.193 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 18.28 | 4.392 | 1.276 | 0.000 | 1.1523 | 11.631 | -0.173 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 17.91 | 5.174 | 2.229 | 0.069 | 2.5808 | 7.359 | 0.495 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 16.30 | 4.726 | — | 0.000 | 0.4122 | 11.164 | 0.000 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 16.14 | 4.790 | 2.553 | 0.000 | 1.3060 | 5.993 | 1.502 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 16.08 | 5.250 | 1.371 | 0.000 | 0.3992 | 8.266 | 0.791 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 16.05 | 3.965 | 5.470 | 0.000 | 0.4019 | 5.795 | 0.420 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 15.74 | 4.163 | 2.803 | 0.675 | 0.4109 | 7.235 | 0.457 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 15.55 | 3.925 | 0.976 | 0.000 | 2.7053 | 7.945 | 0.000 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 15.45 | 2.666 | 1.877 | 0.000 | 0.0902 | 10.527 | 0.288 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 14.85 | 5.132 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.8227 | 8.892 | 0.000 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 14.81 | 4.995 | 0.982 | 0.000 | 0.2249 | 5.966 | 2.642 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 14.66 | 5.504 | — | 0.000 | 0.5681 | 8.173 | 0.416 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 14.64 | 7.542 | 1.033 | 0.000 | 1.3228 | 4.746 | 0.000 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 13.75 | 2.662 | 2.766 | 0.000 | 0.4308 | 7.581 | 0.306 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 13.25 | 1.493 | — | 0.000 | 0.5984 | 11.157 | 0.000 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 12.78 | 2.712 | 1.191 | 0.000 | 0.2130 | 8.040 | 0.622 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 11.59 | 1.033 | 1.697 | 0.000 | 0.6610 | 7.480 | 0.000 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 11.44 | 3.976 | 2.292 | 0.157 | 0.2717 | 4.492 | 0.253 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 11.19 | 0.000 | 1.242 | 0.000 | 2.1897 | 7.841 | -0.078 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 10.99 | 0.983 | 0.668 | 1.098 | 0.2470 | 7.991 | 0.000 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 10.94 | 0.701 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0087 | 9.578 | 0.655 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 10.63 | 1.991 | 0.893 | 0.000 | 0.4963 | 7.095 | 0.154 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 10.00 | 1.977 | 0.065 | 0.000 | 0.0961 | 7.673 | 0.192 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 8.49 | 1.182 | 1.445 | 0.000 | 0.3116 | 5.555 | 0.000 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 7.98 | 0.971 | 2.035 | 0.000 | 0.1734 | 4.768 | 0.034 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 7.41 | 1.892 | 0.838 | 0.000 | 0.1277 | 4.552 | 0.000 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 7.17 | 1.091 | 0.585 | 0.186 | 0.1437 | 4.848 | 0.315 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 6.88 | 1.009 | — | 0.000 | — | 5.843 | 0.031 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 6.33 | 1.191 | — | 0.000 | 0.0870 | 4.765 | 0.285 |
| BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 6.23 | 2.235 | — | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 3.923 | 0.068 |
02In 1994
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Lowest
- Bhutan6.23
- Madagascar6.33
- Uganda6.88
- Mali7.17
- Cameroon7.41
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.53. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of GDP)
Highest
Denmark29.125Lowest
Bahamas0.000Middle country: 5.250
Social security contributions (% of GDP)
Highest
France18.945Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 2.785
Taxes on payroll and workforce (% of GDP)
Highest
Austria2.737Lowest44 share it
Middle country: 0.000
Taxes on property (% of GDP)
Highest
Canada3.8004Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 0.9742
Taxes on goods and services (% of GDP)
Highest
Cuba29.143Lowest
Bhutan3.923Middle country: 9.191
Other taxes (% of GDP)
Highest
Guyana2.642Lowest
Chile-0.173Middle country: 0.059
031993 → 1994
Since 1993
What changed between 1993 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 66values changed, of 66 in both
- 43 · 23rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Poland39.03 → 36.26−2.77
- Trinidad and Tobago24.25 → 21.77−2.48
- Hungary45.05 → 42.60−2.45
- Guyana17.19 → 14.81−2.38
- Italy40.41 → 38.49−1.92
+ PhilippinesBoth 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
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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 1994.
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.
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OECD (1994). Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1994 [data set], describing 1994. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tax-to-gdp/1994
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07Questions
Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1994: questions and answers
Which country has the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1994?
Denmark, at 46.46, of the 67 countries in the file.
What year does Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1994 describe?
1994.
How many countries does Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1994 cover?
67.
Where can I download Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1994?
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), 1994 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2024.