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Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2006

2006, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2006 covers 117 countries on 7 measures. Denmark is highest, at 46.4696; Sierra Leone is lowest, at 4.8991. The middle country reads 19.9361. Against 2005, 112 values changed (81 up, 31 down), 5 countries joined.

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Tax Revenue (% of GDP) · Data for 2006

HighestDenmark

46.4696

LowestSierra Leone

4.8991

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), 2006, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 117 countries · select a heading to sort

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2006: every country, as published by OECD.
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe46.469628.37050.09940.19041.823215.9750.01108
SwedenSWENorthern Europe45.969618.213811.71232.53151.347012.1260.03877
CubaCUBCaribbean44.73564.48994.18736.05200.000029.0880.91823
FranceFRAWestern Europe43.522510.574315.89501.21363.383411.0281.42776
BelgiumBELWestern Europe43.218015.607913.26310.00193.143511.1800.02168
NorwayNORNorthern Europe42.685821.46198.47190.00000.952711.7990.00000
FinlandFINNorthern Europe42.093415.997211.72970.00001.063913.2690.03355
AustriaAUTWestern Europe40.661211.554213.95382.58170.567711.6960.30774
ItalyITASouthern Europe40.125813.263811.55610.00002.036610.8372.43246
IcelandISLNorthern Europe39.247417.22573.09750.03152.647016.1180.12731
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe38.87948.663014.82331.49710.603213.2930.00000
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe37.29966.283911.46610.00001.152318.3970.00000
HungaryHUNEastern Europe36.38168.916512.08380.26590.813414.0630.23952
SpainESPSouthern Europe35.941710.984911.76640.00003.21259.9770.00070
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe35.86889.769312.89960.00001.674211.3880.13738
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe35.305512.36479.86320.00003.29769.7570.02266
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand35.301621.93460.00000.00001.828211.5300.00855
GermanyDEUWestern Europe34.616410.325013.06430.00000.837210.3860.00350
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe33.84818.320914.77160.00000.398410.3560.00096
PolandPOLEastern Europe33.50816.964611.95850.24921.441212.8520.04304
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe33.50024.93109.35000.00000.528218.6910.00000
IsraelISRWestern Asia33.311212.25335.10031.39823.187911.3710.00000
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe32.830412.89196.08340.00004.05269.8030.00000
CanadaCANNorthern America32.724615.85134.76760.64193.46547.9760.02212
BrazilBRASouth America32.42136.73847.85900.52702.257115.0170.02323

02In 2006

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Denmark46.4696
  2. Sweden45.9696
  3. Cuba44.7356
  4. France43.5225
  5. Belgium43.2180

Lowest

  1. Sierra Leone4.8991
  2. DR Congo5.4738
  3. Republic of the Congo5.6008
  4. Bangladesh5.6512
  5. Cambodia7.0977

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.9361. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestDenmark28.3705

    Lowest2 share it

    Middle country: 6.2839

  • Social security contributions (% of GDP)

    HighestFrance15.8950

    Lowest13 share it

    Middle country: 2.6945

  • Taxes on payroll and workforce (% of GDP)

    HighestCuba6.0520

    Lowest70 share it

    Middle country: 0.0000

  • Taxes on property (% of GDP)

    HighestUnited Kingdom4.0526

    Lowest4 share it

    Middle country: 0.5677

  • Taxes on goods and services (% of GDP)

    HighestCuba29.088

    LowestEquatorial Guinea0.741

    Middle country: 9.981

  • Other taxes (% of GDP)

    HighestItaly2.43246

    Lowest38 share it

    Middle country: 0.03531

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +5 / −0countries joined / left
  • 112values changed, of 112 in both
  • 81 · 31rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Gambia+ Sri Lanka+ Mongolia+ Mozambique+ Namibia

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 2006.

  • Which end is better

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

  • 25 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 (2006). Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tax-to-gdp/2006

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07Questions

Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2006: questions and answers

Which country has the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2006?

Denmark, at 46.4696, of the 117 countries in the file.

What year does Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2006 describe?

2006.

How many countries does Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2006 cover?

117.

Where can I download Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 2006?

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), 2006 the newest?

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

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