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Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) by country

Countries reporting
182
Highest
105.0%
Nicaragua
Lowest
2.3%
Kuwait
Median
57.5%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
3,516

What the numbers show

Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 105.0% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 2.3% in Kuwait.

The median across all reporting countries is 57.5%, and the mean is 57.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.

Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 218.1%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 67.7%).

Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nicaragua 105.0% 2023 up 19.8% rising
2 Benin 102.4% 2013 up 33.5% rising
3 Grenada 98.3% 2017 up 36.0% rising
4 Denmark 93.9% 2023 up 11.6% rising
5 Algeria 91.3% 2011 down 10.9% falling
6 Kosovo 90.2% 2023 up 14.1% rising
7 Singapore 85.2% 2023 down 41.1% falling
8 Saint Lucia 84.3% 2017 down 10.6% rising
9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 83.9% 2017 up 6.2% flat
10 Armenia 83.9% 2023 down 0.8% rising
11 Sweden 83.7% 2022 up 6.6% flat
12 Belize 83.3% 2017 down 0.2% rising
13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82.9% 2022 up 30.9% flat
13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82.9% 2022 up 30.9% flat
15 Ireland 82.7% 2022 up 50.9% falling
16 Uruguay 81.7% 2023 down 3.2% rising
17 Eswatini 81.3% 2021 up 25.2% falling
18 State of Palestine 80.3% 2021 up 37.2% rising
19 Seychelles 80.1% 2023 down 9.3% rising
20 Jamaica 79.5% 2020 up 10.5% rising
21 Barbados 79.4% 2016 down 11.6% falling
22 Viet Nam 78.2% 2021 down 10.8% falling
22 Viet Nam 78.2% 2021 down 10.8% falling
24 New Zealand 78.2% 2022 up 4.9% falling
25 Georgia 76.3% 2023 down 5.3% flat
26 Anguilla 75.4% 2017 up 3.7% rising
27 Nepal 75.1% 2021 up 10.4% rising
28 Liberia 74.6% 2013 down 22.4% falling
29 Australia 74.4% 2022 up 4.8% falling
30 Antigua and Barbuda 74.1% 2014 up 1.6% rising
31 Kazakhstan 73.4% 2023 down 28.0% falling
32 Iceland 73.2% 2023 up 9.7% falling
33 Bahamas 73.0% 2023 up 13.8% falling
34 United Arab Emirates 72.9% 2023 down 13.4% falling
35 Suriname 72.9% 2012 up 10.7% falling
36 Papua New Guinea 71.6% 2023 up 8.2% falling
37 Fiji 71.5% 2023 down 16.9% falling
38 Chile 71.2% 2023 down 12.8% falling
39 Dominican Republic 70.9% 2022 up 14.4% falling
40 Burundi 70.9% 2021 up 87.3% rising
41 Thailand 70.9% 2023 down 17.1% falling
42 South Africa 70.9% 2022 up 5.2% falling
43 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 70.6% 2007 up 25.1% rising
44 Mozambique 70.6% 2022 up 8.8% rising
45 Norway 70.6% 2023 up 1.3% falling
46 Guatemala 70.6% 2023 down 22.5% falling
47 Canada 70.1% 2023 up 5.4% falling
48 Indonesia 69.6% 2023 up 3.9% flat
49 Mali 69.4% 2020 up 7.3% rising
50 Sudan 68.5% 2016 up 94.0% rising
51 Sierra Leone 68.4% 2018 up 60.9% rising
52 El Salvador 68.3% 2023 up 7.9% rising
53 Kyrgyzstan 67.9% 2023 up 0.3% falling
54 Peru 67.8% 2021 down 17.5% falling
55 Mauritius 67.6% 2023 down 10.3% falling
56 Morocco 67.6% 2023 down 0.4% flat
57 Solomon Islands 67.1% 2022 down 24.7% falling
58 Cameroon 67.0% 2021 up 4.9% rising
59 Botswana 66.8% 2022 down 9.6% flat
60 Albania 66.6% 2023 up 13.2% rising
61 Namibia 66.2% 2022 up 24.5% falling
62 United Republic of Tanzania 65.8% 2023 up 3.5% rising
63 Côte d'Ivoire 65.1% 2023 down 12.3% falling
63 Côte d'Ivoire 65.1% 2023 down 12.3% falling
65 Philippines 64.6% 2023 down 14.8% falling
66 Senegal 64.3% 2023 down 4.9% falling
67 Samoa 63.6% 2021 up 11.0% rising
68 Switzerland 63.3% 2023 up 4.5% flat
69 Uganda 63.2% 2023 down 11.1% rising
70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 62.7% 2023 up 2.9% falling
70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 62.7% 2023 up 2.9% falling
72 Israel 62.5% 2023 down 1.3% rising
73 Luxembourg 62.5% 2023 down 1.6% flat
74 Kenya 61.6% 2023 down 11.2% falling
75 Bangladesh 61.5% 2021 down 18.2% falling
76 Zimbabwe 61.5% 2018 down 35.9% falling
77 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 61.4% 2023 up 30.7% rising
78 Cambodia 61.2% 2021 up 18.6% rising
79 Russian Federation 61.1% 2023 up 12.6% falling
79 Russian Federation 61.1% 2023 up 12.6% falling
81 Malta 60.8% 2023 down 4.2% rising
82 Madagascar 60.3% 2022 down 20.1% rising
83 Portugal 60.0% 2023 up 18.1% rising
84 Zambia 59.9% 2021 down 10.2% falling
85 Cyprus 59.1% 2023 up 11.5% flat
86 Lithuania 59.0% 2023 up 29.2% flat
87 Colombia 58.9% 2023 up 16.1% rising
88 Mexico 58.1% 2023 up 31.9% rising
89 Belarus 58.0% 2023 down 1.9% falling
90 Tunisia 57.7% 2012 down 12.4% falling
91 Democratic Republic of the Congo 57.7% 2022 up 18.8% rising
92 Croatia 57.4% 2023 up 6.2% rising
93 Lebanon 57.4% 2020 down 5.9% rising
94 Gabon 57.2% 2021 up 14.2% rising
95 Lesotho 57.1% 2022 down 9.8% falling
96 Belgium 56.7% 2022 up 3.7% falling
97 Greece 56.5% 2023 up 39.2% rising
98 Azerbaijan 56.5% 2022 up 56.6% flat
99 Malaysia 56.4% 2023 down 8.9% falling
100 Togo 56.2% 2023 down 15.0% falling
101 Honduras 55.3% 2020 down 3.2% rising
102 Republic of Korea 55.2% 2023 down 1.7% falling
102 Republic of Korea 55.2% 2023 down 1.7% falling
104 Finland 55.0% 2023 down 0.4% falling
105 Bulgaria 54.8% 2023 up 0.7% flat
106 Burkina Faso 54.4% 2022 down 11.2% rising
107 Pakistan 54.2% 2015 down 6.9% falling
108 Italy 54.1% 2023 down 9.4% falling
109 Cabo Verde 53.7% 2020 up 24.0% flat
110 Republic of Moldova 53.5% 2023 down 9.7% flat
110 Republic of Moldova 53.5% 2023 down 9.7% flat
112 Serbia 53.4% 2022 up 3.5% falling
113 Türkiye 53.3% 2023 down 9.0% falling
113 Türkiye 53.3% 2023 down 9.0% falling
115 Spain 52.9% 2023 up 12.0% falling
116 Andorra 52.9% 2023 down 3.3% flat
117 Austria 52.8% 2023 down 2.7% flat
118 Maldives 52.7% 2021 up 30.6% rising
119 United States of America 52.4% 2023 up 0.7% falling
120 Brazil 52.2% 2023 down 5.5% falling
121 France 52.0% 2023 up 4.0% flat
122 Hungary 51.9% 2022 up 0.3% flat
123 Vanuatu 51.8% 2023 down 35.1% falling
124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.8% 2023 up 4.8% falling
125 Latvia 51.5% 2023 down 5.7% flat
126 Tajikistan 51.4% 2023 — falling
127 Japan 51.3% 2022 up 23.7% rising
128 North Macedonia 51.2% 2021 down 6.1% falling
129 Estonia 50.9% 2023 down 7.1% falling
130 Uzbekistan 50.8% 2023 down 38.9% falling
131 Germany 50.4% 2022 down 2.9% rising
132 Ethiopia 50.3% 2023 down 17.7% rising
133 Mongolia 49.9% 2021 down 16.4% falling
134 Angola 49.8% 2019 down 7.6% falling
135 Argentina 49.7% 2022 down 0.5% falling
136 Tonga 49.3% 2023 down 7.6% falling
137 China 48.8% 2023 down 28.9% falling
138 Costa Rica 48.6% 2023 up 0.0% falling
139 Trinidad and Tobago 48.0% 2019 down 29.7% falling
140 Ghana 47.8% 2022 down 3.0% falling
141 Paraguay 47.7% 2023 down 13.5% falling
142 Malawi 47.6% 2022 down 21.0% flat
143 India 47.3% 2022 down 28.4% rising
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.2% 2020 down 12.6% falling
145 Qatar 46.8% 2010 down 43.7% falling
146 Rwanda 46.3% 2023 up 4.9% falling
147 Jordan 46.3% 2023 up 4.3% falling
148 Dominica 46.2% 2017 down 38.6% falling
149 Poland 46.0% 2023 up 0.7% rising
150 Slovenia 44.8% 2023 up 15.3% falling
151 Central African Republic 44.7% 2021 down 3.2% flat
152 Equatorial Guinea 44.0% 2022 up 77.3% rising
153 Czechia 43.8% 2022 down 2.2% rising
154 San Marino 42.8% 2023 — falling
155 Ecuador 42.3% 2022 up 14.5% flat
156 Romania 41.8% 2022 down 16.6% falling
157 Panama 41.7% 2021 down 29.4% falling
158 Sri Lanka 41.4% 2022 down 30.4% falling
159 Egypt 38.2% 2015 down 15.8% falling
160 Timor-Leste 38.0% 2022 down 67.7% volatile
160 Timor-Leste 38.0% 2022 down 67.7% volatile
162 Bhutan 37.6% 2020 down 0.2% rising
163 Naoero 36.0% 2020 up 64.7% rising
164 Somalia 35.3% 2023 down 40.3% falling
165 Sao Tome and Principe 34.8% 2022 up 10.0% rising
166 Congo 33.9% 2021 up 2.2% rising
167 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 32.7% 2009 up 11.4% rising
168 Myanmar 32.4% 2019 up 33.7% falling
169 Ukraine 32.1% 2023 down 34.2% flat
170 Palau 30.7% 2020 up 17.9% rising
171 Marshall Islands 26.1% 2020 up 19.3% rising
172 Montserrat 25.3% 2014 up 1.5% falling
173 Saudi Arabia 24.5% 2023 up 218.1% volatile
174 Micronesia (Federated States of) 23.4% 2020 up 71.5% volatile
175 Nigeria 23.2% 2013 up 114.6% rising
176 Yemen 20.8% 2012 down 34.5% falling
177 Afghanistan 20.6% 2017 up 30.6% falling
178 Kiribati 19.4% 2023 down 25.1% falling
179 Bahrain 10.1% 2020 up 135.1% volatile
180 Oman 5.6% 2013 up 5.8% rising
181 Iraq 3.7% 2019 up 68.4% rising
182 Kuwait 2.3% 2015 down 30.6% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
186 places, 3,516 data points, 2000–2023
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