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Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1999

1999, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1999 covers 85 countries on 7 measures. Sweden is highest, at 48.1863; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 6.1325. The middle country reads 21.1993. Against 1998, 85 values changed (52 up, 33 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tax Revenue (% of GDP) · Data for 1999

HighestSweden

48.1863

LowestRepublic of the Congo

6.1325

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), 1999, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 85 countries · select a heading to sort

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1999: every country, as published by OECD.
SwedenSWENorthern Europe48.186319.48211.5263.4701.701611.9640.0432
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe48.044628.9170.6470.3131.768716.3750.0249
FranceFRAWestern Europe44.517410.59315.8651.1303.161512.0461.7228
FinlandFINNorthern Europe44.271617.18712.1710.0001.053713.8340.0268
BelgiumBELWestern Europe44.239316.78013.9190.0002.062011.4780.0000
AustriaAUTWestern Europe43.234512.08814.7302.7680.574812.7480.3253
NorwayNORNorthern Europe41.720015.6249.8370.0001.026915.1790.0528
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe40.81026.47213.8560.0001.105119.3770.0000
ItalyITASouthern Europe40.710013.82911.6120.0161.855111.3122.0871
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe38.33256.77314.7931.3520.744514.6700.0000
HungaryHUNEastern Europe38.16208.94011.5401.3910.632615.4140.2450
CubaCUBCaribbean37.14285.7193.9322.8810.000022.3392.2722
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe37.09719.65614.2920.0001.896511.0770.1757
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe36.717313.4159.7910.0003.65359.7970.0609
GermanyDEUWestern Europe35.943410.72314.1150.0000.890010.2090.0059
CanadaCANNorthern America35.487417.6924.7500.7343.56998.5410.2011
IcelandISLNorthern Europe35.447613.6342.7000.0232.467416.4680.1552
PolandPOLEastern Europe34.81817.18513.5860.1721.440212.3900.0442
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe34.80748.40813.7380.0000.637112.0240.0000
IsraelISRWestern Asia33.187111.8534.9271.3333.279611.7950.0000
SpainESPSouthern Europe33.15069.30511.5120.0002.053810.2790.0003
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe33.08368.3769.9780.0002.485512.2440.0000
BulgariaBGREastern Europe32.914410.1749.5280.3220.235712.6550.0000
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe32.91277.60514.3200.0000.451910.5280.0082
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe32.51259.0169.7720.0000.451713.2730.0000

02In 1999

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Sweden48.1863
  2. Denmark48.0446
  3. France44.5174
  4. Finland44.2716
  5. Belgium44.2393

Lowest

  1. Republic of the Congo6.1325
  2. Indonesia7.7596
  3. Uganda8.7537
  4. Rwanda9.0804
  5. Madagascar9.5613

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 21.1993. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestDenmark28.917

    LowestBahamas0.000

    Middle country: 6.265

  • Social security contributions (% of GDP)

    HighestFrance15.865

    Lowest7 share it

    Middle country: 3.932

  • Taxes on payroll and workforce (% of GDP)

    HighestKazakhstan3.514

    Lowest53 share it

    Middle country: 0.000

  • Taxes on property (% of GDP)

    HighestLuxembourg3.6535

    LowestCuba0.0000

    Middle country: 0.6933

  • Taxes on goods and services (% of GDP)

    HighestCuba22.339

    LowestRepublic of the Congo2.794

    Middle country: 9.797

  • Other taxes (% of GDP)

    HighestTürkiye2.5768

    LowestChile-0.1054

    Middle country: 0.0344

031998 → 1999

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 85values changed, of 85 in both
  • 52 · 33rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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 1999.

  • Which end is better

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

  • 11 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 (1999). Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1999 [data set], describing 1999. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tax-to-gdp/1999

0635 held

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07Questions

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1999: questions and answers

Which country has the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1999?

Sweden, at 48.1863, of the 85 countries in the file.

What year does Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1999 describe?

1999.

How many countries does Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1999 cover?

85.

Where can I download Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1999?

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), 1999 the newest?

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

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