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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Tax revenue share of GDP (5-Year Change)

Change in Tax revenue share of GDP over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Naoero fell the most: by 12.7 pts, from 34.1% of GDP to 21.4% of GDP in the five years to 2024. Trinidad and Tobago is second (−8.27 pts), followed by Congo, Rep. (−6.58 pts). 49 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −1.03 pts.

#1
Naoero · −12.7 pts
Median
−1.03 pts
Coverage
49 countries
Data year
2024
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (points)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Naoero -12.7; 2. Trinidad and Tobago -8.27; 3. Congo, Rep. -6.58; 4. Nepal -5.14; 5. Mozambique -4.84; 6. St. Kitts and Nevis -4.59; 7. India -4.45; 8. Lebanon -4.27; 9. Angola -3.64; 10. Ethiopia -3.26.Naoero-12.7Trinidad and Tobago-8.27Congo, Rep.-6.58Nepal-5.14Mozambique-4.84St. Kitts and Nevis-4.59India-4.45Lebanon-4.27Angola-3.64Ethiopia-3.26
Top 10: 5-year change (points). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Naoero -12.7; 2. Trinidad and Tobago -8.27; 3. Congo, Rep. -6.58; 4. Nepal -5.14; 5. Mozambique -4.84; 6. St. Kitts and Nevis -4.59; 7. India -4.45; 8. Lebanon -4.27; 9. Angola -3.64; 10. Ethiopia -3.26.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Decline in Tax revenue share of GDP (5-Year Change), 2024
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (points)
1Naoero34.121.4−12.7 pts
2Trinidad and Tobago2516.8−8.27 pts
3Congo, Rep.13.16.51−6.58 pts
4Nepal19.113.9−5.14 pts
5Mozambique26.721.8−4.84 pts
6St. Kitts and Nevis19.615−4.59 pts
7India11.46.93−4.45 pts
8Lebanon15.411.1−4.27 pts
9Angola11.27.59−3.64 pts
10Ethiopia6.663.4−3.26 pts
11Macao SAR, China29.827.4−2.39 pts
12Honduras17.315.1−2.28 pts
13Gabon11.59.49−1.98 pts
14Palau2018.1−1.89 pts
15France24.722.8−1.88 pts
16Rwanda14.412.7−1.68 pts
17Panama8.857.18−1.67 pts
18Denmark3533.4−1.62 pts
19Burundi1412.7−1.33 pts
20China8.337.02−1.31 pts
21Tonga21.720.5−1.29 pts
22Sri Lanka11.29.88−1.28 pts
23Uzbekistan12.211−1.15 pts
24Korea, Rep.14.313.3−1.04 pts
25Malta25.124.1−1.03 pts
26Czechia19.718.6−1.01 pts
27Germany11.910.9−1.01 pts
28Slovenia21.721−0.714 pts
29San Marino1817.3−0.688 pts
30Croatia21.821.2−0.603 pts
31Ecuador13.713.1−0.6 pts
32Maldives2019.5−0.523 pts
33Sweden27.727.2−0.475 pts
34Cambodia12.612.2−0.437 pts
35Kiribati17.917.5−0.355 pts
36Cameroon11.711.3−0.31 pts
37Kenya14.414.1−0.298 pts
38United Arab Emirates0.9370.648−0.289 pts
39Belarus13.313−0.263 pts
40Switzerland9.719.45−0.255 pts
41Guinea-Bissau8.538.3−0.23 pts
42Thailand15.415.2−0.223 pts
43Marshall Islands17.417.2−0.202 pts
44Lao PDR12.212.1−0.126 pts
45Philippines14.514.4−0.118 pts
46Portugal22.422.3−0.1 pts
47Russian Federation10.910.9−0.066 pts
48Austria25.825.8−0.03 pts
49Uruguay17.917.9−0.003 pts

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Source and method

Change in Tax revenue share of GDP over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Tax revenue (% of GDP): Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.