Countries by Tax Revenue (% GDP)
Complete ranking of 139 countries • % • Updated 2026
About Tax Revenue % GDP Rankings
Nauru leads all 139 countries in Tax Revenue % GDP with a value of 44.347, while Somalia ranks last at 0.00. This represents a 443,468-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Tax Revenue % GDP Measures
Tax Revenue % GDP is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Tax Revenue % GDP across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0.00 (Somalia) to 44.347 (Nauru) — a 443.5K-fold difference across 139 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries dominate this ranking, holding 12 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 12.285 to 21.497. The overall spread from 0.00 to 44.347 reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Nauru and Lesotho are separated by only 19%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Tax Revenue % GDP are Nauru (44.347), Lesotho (37.283), Namibia (32.963), Denmark (31.594), and New Zealand (30.668). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Somalia (0.00), United Arab Emirates (0.65), Bahrain (2.82), Ethiopia (3.40), and Lebanon (5.68) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 139 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Nauru | 44.3% | Oceania | 100% |
| 2nd |  Lesotho | 37.3% | Africa | 99% |
| 3rd |  Namibia | 33.0% | Africa | 99% |
| 4th |  Denmark | 31.6% | Europe | 98% |
| 5th |  New Zealand | 30.7% | Oceania | 97% |
| 6th |  Sweden | 27.6% | Europe | 96% |
| 7th |  Norway | 27.1% | Europe | 96% |
| 8th |  United Kingdom | 27.0% | Europe | 95% |
| 9th |  Luxembourg | 26.8% | Europe | 94% |
| 10th |  Greece | 26.7% | Europe | 94% |
| 11th |  Austria | 25.6% | Europe | 93% |
| 12th |  South Africa | 25.4% | Africa | 92% |
| 13th |  Finland | 25.4% | Europe | 91% |
| 14th |  Netherlands | 25.3% | Europe | 91% |
| 15th |  Italy | 24.7% | Europe | 90% |
| 16th |  Eswatini | 24.3% | Africa | 89% |
| 17th |  Georgia | 24.3% | Europe | 88% |
| 18th |  Samoa | 24.0% | Oceania | 88% |
| 19th |  Serbia | 23.9% | Europe | 87% |
| 20th |  Jamaica | 23.7% | North America | 86% |
| 21st |  Australia | 23.6% | Oceania | 86% |
| 22nd |  Hungary | 23.4% | Europe | 85% |
| 23rd |  Cyprus | 23.3% | Europe | 84% |
| 24th |  Iceland | 23.2% | Europe | 83% |
| 25th |  France | 23.1% | Europe | 83% |
| 26th |  Macao | 22.9% | Asia | 82% |
| 27th |  Belgium | 22.8% | Europe | 81% |
| 28th |  Portugal | 22.6% | Europe | 81% |
| 29th |  Botswana | 22.5% | Africa | 80% |
| 30th |  Armenia | 22.4% | Europe | 79% |
| 31st |  Israel | 22.1% | Asia | 78% |
| 32nd |  Solomon Islands | 22.1% | Oceania | 78% |
| 33rd |  Mozambique | 21.9% | Africa | 77% |
| 34th |  Timor-Leste | 21.6% | Asia | 76% |
| 35th |  El Salvador | 21.5% | North America | 76% |
| 36th |  Malta | 21.5% | Europe | 75% |
| 37th |  Lithuania | 21.4% | Europe | 74% |
| 38th |  Estonia | 21.3% | Europe | 73% |
| 39th |  Croatia | 21.2% | Europe | 73% |
| 40th |  Ukraine | 21.0% | Europe | 72% |
| 41st |  Morocco | 20.7% | Africa | 71% |
| 42nd |  Fiji | 20.5% | Oceania | 71% |
| 43rd |  Mauritius | 20.5% | Africa | 70% |
| 44th |  Bulgaria | 20.5% | Europe | 69% |
| 45th |  Tonga | 20.5% | Oceania | 68% |
| 46th |  Kyrgyzstan | 20.4% | Asia | 68% |
| 47th |  Slovenia | 20.3% | Europe | 67% |
| 48th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.3% | Europe | 66% |
| 49th |  Nicaragua | 19.9% | North America | 65% |
| 50th |  Senegal | 19.5% | Africa | 65% |
| 51st |  Maldives | 19.5% | Asia | 64% |
| 52nd |  Slovakia | 19.3% | Europe | 63% |
| 53rd |  Moldova | 18.6% | Europe | 63% |
| 54th |  Burkina Faso | 18.6% | Africa | 62% |
| 55th |  Cabo Verde | 18.4% | Africa | 61% |
| 56th |  Uruguay | 18.2% | South America | 60% |
| 57th |  Poland | 18.0% | Europe | 60% |
| 58th |  Palau | 17.9% | Oceania | 59% |
| 59th |  Albania | 17.8% | Europe | 58% |
| 60th |  Azerbaijan | 17.8% | Europe | 58% |
| 61st |  North Macedonia | 17.8% | Europe | 57% |
| 62nd |  Chile | 17.7% | South America | 56% |
| 63rd |  Kiribati | 17.7% | Oceania | 55% |
| 64th |  Turkey | 17.6% | Europe | 55% |
| 65th |  Vanuatu | 17.6% | Oceania | 54% |
| 66th |  San Marino | 17.3% | Europe | 53% |
| 67th |  Marshall Islands | 17.2% | Oceania | 53% |
| 68th |  Jordan | 17.0% | Asia | 52% |
| 69th |  Mongolia | 16.9% | Asia | 51% |
| 70th |  Ireland | 16.8% | Europe | 50% |
| 71st |  Zambia | 16.8% | Africa | 50% |
| 72nd |  Latvia | 16.6% | Europe | 49% |
| 73rd |  Romania | 16.2% | Europe | 48% |
| 74th |  Bahamas | 16.2% | North America | 47% |
| 75th |  Papua New Guinea | 15.9% | Oceania | 47% |
| 76th |  Peru | 15.9% | South America | 46% |
| 77th |  Brazil | 15.4% | South America | 45% |
| 78th |  Colombia | 15.3% | North America | 45% |
| 79th |  Thailand | 15.3% | Asia | 44% |
| 80th |  Honduras | 15.1% | North America | 43% |
| 81st |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.0% | North America | 42% |
| 82nd |  Spain | 15.0% | Europe | 42% |
| 83rd |  Dominican Republic | 14.7% | North America | 41% |
| 84th |  South Korea | 14.6% | Asia | 40% |
| 85th |  Canada | 14.2% | North America | 40% |
| 86th |  Mexico | 14.2% | North America | 39% |
| 87th |  Singapore | 14.2% | Asia | 38% |
| 88th |  Philippines | 14.1% | Asia | 37% |
| 89th |  Kenya | 14.1% | Africa | 37% |
| 90th |  Andorra | 13.9% | Europe | 36% |
| 91st |  Nepal | 13.9% | Asia | 35% |
| 92nd |  Costa Rica | 13.9% | North America | 35% |
| 93rd |  Togo | 13.8% | Africa | 34% |
| 94th |  Rwanda | 13.5% | Africa | 33% |
| 95th |  Malawi | 13.5% | Africa | 32% |
| 96th |  Ecuador | 13.1% | South America | 32% |
| 97th |  Côte d'Ivoire | 13.0% | Africa | 31% |
| 98th |  Uganda | 13.0% | Africa | 30% |
| 99th |  Tanzania | 12.8% | Africa | 29% |
| 100th |  Belarus | 12.7% | Europe | 29% |
| 101st |  Czechia | 12.6% | Europe | 28% |
| 102nd |  Burundi | 12.6% | Africa | 27% |
| 103rd |  Malaysia | 12.6% | Asia | 27% |
| 104th |  Ghana | 12.3% | Africa | 26% |
| 105th |  Bhutan | 12.3% | Asia | 25% |
| 106th |  Cambodia | 12.2% | Asia | 24% |
| 107th |  Laos | 12.1% | Asia | 24% |
| 108th |  Russia | 12.1% | Europe | 23% |
| 109th |  Mali | 12.0% | Africa | 22% |
| 110th |  Kazakhstan | 11.9% | Asia | 22% |
| 111st |  Guatemala | 11.6% | North America | 21% |
| 112nd |  Uzbekistan | 11.5% | Asia | 20% |
| 113rd |  Paraguay | 11.4% | South America | 19% |
| 114th |  Cameroon | 11.3% | Africa | 19% |
| 115th |  United States | 10.9% | North America | 18% |
| 116th |  Tajikistan | 10.8% | Asia | 17% |
| 117th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 10.7% | Africa | 17% |
| 118th |  Germany | 10.6% | Europe | 16% |
| 119th |  Argentina | 9.9% | South America | 15% |
| 120th |  Sri Lanka | 9.9% | Asia | 14% |
| 121st |  Madagascar | 9.6% | Africa | 14% |
| 122nd |  Gabon | 9.5% | Africa | 13% |
| 123rd |  Switzerland | 9.0% | Europe | 12% |
| 124th |  Guinea-Bissau | 8.6% | Africa | 12% |
| 125th |  Central African Republic | 8.2% | Africa | 11% |
| 126th |  Saudi Arabia | 8.2% | Asia | 10% |
| 127th |  Angola | 7.7% | Africa | 9% |
| 128th |  Bangladesh | 7.6% | Asia | 9% |
| 129th |  China | 7.6% | Asia | 8% |
| 130th |  Panama | 7.5% | North America | 7% |
| 131st |  Micronesia | 7.0% | Oceania | 6% |
| 132nd |  India | 6.7% | Asia | 6% |
| 133rd |  Equatorial Guinea | 6.6% | Africa | 5% |
| 134th |  Congo | 6.5% | Africa | 4% |
| 135th |  Lebanon | 5.7% | Asia | 4% |
| 136th |  Ethiopia | 3.4% | Africa | 3% |
| 137th |  Bahrain | 2.8% | Asia | 2% |
| 138th |  United Arab Emirates | 0.6% | Asia | 1% |
| 139th |  Somalia | 0.0% | Africa | 1% |