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This table lists countries by total 2005 [[tax]] revenues (federal, state, and local) as a percentage of [[GDP]] (Gross Domestic Product). The data for EU ([[European Union]]) countries and [[Norway]] is from [[EUROSTAT]] (Statistical Office of the European Communities).<ref name=eurostat> [http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2007/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2007_MONTH_06/2-26062007-EN-AP.PDF Rise in overall tax burden in the EU27 to 39.6% of GDP in 2005]. [[Eurostat]] news release. June 26, 2007. See note 2 at the end for the meaning of the 2-letter country codes.</ref> The data for Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States is from the [[OECD]] (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).<ref name=oecd/>.
This table lists countries by total 2007 [[tax]] revenues (federal, state, and local) as a percentage of [[GDP]] (Gross Domestic Product). The data for all countries listed below is from the [[OECD]] (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Revenue Statistics 2007 <ref name=oecd> [http://www.oecd.org/document/4/0,3343,en_2649_34533_41407428_1_1_1_1,00.html Revenue Statistics 1965-2007, 2008 Edition] ISBN number: 9789264051393 Publication date: 15/10/2008</ref>


(Caveat: Data from Eurostat and OECD is not directly comparable. The Eurostat figures displayed below show a ratio that is 1 to 2 percentage points higher; in the case of Germany by 4 percentage points.)


The table is sortable in various ways by clicking the arrows in the header cells.
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!Country
!Country
!Tax in % of<br>[[GDP]] (2005)
!Tax in % of<br>[[GDP]] (2007)
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|1
|1
||{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
||{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
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|48,9<ref name=oecd/>
|51.3<ref name=eurostat/><ref name=newsweek>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Spread The Wealth? What’s New? |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/166835/page/2 |quote=Socialistic Sweden, with its generous benefits and a government consuming about 55 percent of GDP, exists on the same continuum with the mildly distributive United States, where you can't get by on welfare payments and total government spending is in the range of 30 percent of GDP. |work=[[Newsweek]] |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 }}</ref>
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|-
|2
|2
||{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
||{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
|50.3<ref name=eurostat/>
|48,2<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|3
|3
||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
|45.5<ref name=eurostat/>
|44,4<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|4
|4
||{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
||{{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
|44.3<ref name=eurostat/>
|43,6<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|5
|5
||{{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
||{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
|44.0<ref name=eurostat/>
|43,4<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|6
|6
||{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]
||{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]]
|43.9<ref name=eurostat/>
|43,3<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|7
|7
||{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Iceland]]
||{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]
|42.4<ref name=eurostat/>
|43,0<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|8
|8
||{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]]
||{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]]
|42.0<ref name=eurostat/>
|41,9<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|9
|9
||{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]]
||{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Iceland]]
|40.6<ref name=eurostat/>
|41,4<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|10
|10
||{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slovenia]]
||{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungary]]
|40.5<ref name=eurostat/>
|39,3<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|11
|11
||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
||{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
|38.8<ref name=eurostat/>
|38,0<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|12
|12
||{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungary]]
||{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain]]
|38.5<ref name=eurostat/>
|37,2<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|13
|13
||{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Luxembourg]]
||{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Luxembourg]]
|38.2<ref name=eurostat/>
|36,9<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|13
|13
||{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
|38.2<ref name=eurostat/>
|36,6<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|14
|14
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
||{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]]
|37.0<ref name=eurostat/>
|36,6<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|15
|15
||{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]
||{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic]]
|36.6<ref name=eurostat/>
|36,4<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|16
|16
||{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic]]
||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
|36.3<ref name=eurostat/>
|36,2<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|17
|17
||{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Bulgaria]]
||{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]
|35.9<ref name=eurostat/>
|36,0<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|18
|18
||{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Cyprus]]
||{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Poland]]
|35.6<ref name=eurostat/>
|33,5<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|18
|18
||{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain]]
||{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
|35.6<ref name=eurostat/>
|33,3<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|19
|19
||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]
||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland]]
⚫
|32,2<ref name=oecd/>
|35.3<ref> [http://economia.uol.com.br/ultnot/valor/2008/12/12/ult1913u99095.jhtm Carga tributária sobe e atinge 35,31% do PIB em 2007(portuguese)]</ref>
|-
|-
|19
|19
||{{flagicon|Malta}} [[Malta]]
||{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Greece]]
|35.3<ref name=eurostat/>
|31,3<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|19
|19
||{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]]
||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|35.3<ref name=eurostat/>
|30,6<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|20
|20
||{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Poland]]
||{{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Slovakia]]
|34.2<ref name=eurostat/>
|29,8<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|21
|21
||{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
||{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
|33.4<ref name=oecd/>
|29,7<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|22
|22
||{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkey]]
||{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
|32.3<ref name=eurostat/>
|28,7<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|23
|23
||{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Estonia]]
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[USA]]
|30.9<ref name=eurostat/>
|28,3<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|23
|23
||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
||{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
|30.9<ref name=oecd/>
|27,9<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|24
|24
||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland]]
||{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkey]]
|30.8<ref name=eurostat/>
|23,7<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|25
|25
||{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
||{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico]]
|29.7<ref name=oecd/>
|19,8<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|-
|26
|{{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Latvia]]
|29.4<ref name=eurostat/>
|-
|27
||{{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Slovakia]]
|29.3<ref name=eurostat/>
|-
|28
||{{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Lithuania]]
|28.9<ref name=eurostat/>
|-
|29
||{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
⚫
|27.4<ref name=oecd/>
|-
|30
||{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romania]]
|27.3<ref name=eurostat/>
|-
|30
||{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|27.3<ref name=oecd/><ref name=newsweek/>
|-
|31
||{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
|25.5<ref name=oecd> [http://www.oecd.org/document/16/0,3343,en_2649_201185_39495248_1_1_1_1,00.html OECD countries’ tax burdens back up to 2000 historic highs]. October 17, 2007. [[OECD]]. Article introduces Table A link. [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/44/41/39494985.pdf Table A. Total tax revenue as percentage of GDP]. By [[OECD]] nation, and by regional averages. 1975 to 2005. With provisional data also for 2006.</ref>
|-
|32
||{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico]]
⚫
|19.9<ref name=oecd/>
|}
|}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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{{reflist}}

==Additional references==
* [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/ACE2B395A8657B91CA256A6800820742?Open 5506.0 - Taxation Revenue, Australia, 2005-06]. April 3, 2007. [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
* [http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Docid=307&Topic2id=95 OECD Taxes as Share of GDP 1999-2004]. [[Tax Policy Center]] ([[Urban Institute]], [[Brookings Institution]]).


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This table lists countries by total 2007 tax revenues (federal, state, and local) as a percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The data for all countries listed below is from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Revenue Statistics 2007 [1]


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# Country Tax in % of
GDP (2007)
1 Denmark Denmark 48,9[1]
2 Sweden Sweden 48,2[1]
3 Belgium Belgium 44,4[1]
4 France France 43,6[1]
5 Norway Norway 43,4[1]
6 Italy Italy 43,3[1]
7 Finland Finland 43,0[1]
8 Austria Austria 41,9[1]
9 Iceland Iceland 41,4[1]
10 Hungary Hungary 39,3[1]
11 Netherlands Netherlands 38,0[1]
12 Spain Spain 37,2[1]
13 Luxembourg Luxembourg 36,9[1]
13 United Kingdom United Kingdom 36,6[1]
14 Portugal Portugal 36,6[1]
15 Czech Republic Czech Republic 36,4[1]
16 Germany Germany 36,2[1]
17 New Zealand New Zealand 36,0[1]
18 Poland Poland 33,5[1]
18 Canada Canada 33,3[1]
19 Republic of Ireland Ireland 32,2[1]
19 Greece Greece 31,3[1]
19 Australia Australia 30,6[1]
20 Slovakia Slovakia 29,8[1]
21 Switzerland Switzerland 29,7[1]
22 South Korea South Korea 28,7[1]
23 United States USA 28,3[1]
23 Japan Japan 27,9[1]
24 Turkey Turkey 23,7[1]
25 Mexico Mexico 19,8[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Revenue Statistics 1965-2007, 2008 Edition ISBN number: 9789264051393 Publication date: 15/10/2008

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