NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of countries by tax revenue as percentage of GDP

This table lists OECD countries by total tax revenue as percentage of GDP (as of 2005). The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. ... A tax (also known as a duty) is a financial charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state (e. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

#	Country	Tax in % of GDP (2005)
1	Sweden	51,1
2	Denmark	49,7
3	Belgium	45,4
4	Norway	45,0
5	Finland	44,5
6	France	44,3
7	Iceland	42,4
8	Austria	41,9
9	Italy	41,0
10	Czech Republic	38,5
11	Luxembourg	37,6
12	United Kingdom	37,2
13	Hungary	37,1
14	New Zealand	36,6
15	Spain	35,8
16	Germany	34,7
17	Canada	33,5
18	Turkey	32,3
19	Ireland	30,5
20	Switzerland	30,0
21	Slovakia	29,4
22	United States	26,8
23	South Korea	25,6
24	Mexico	19,8

Reference

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/4/37504406.pdf

Categories: Lists of countries | Taxing

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