East Asia and Pacific Compared by Economy > Taxes and other revenues

DEFINITION: This entry records total taxes and other revenues received by the national government during the time period indicated, expressed as a percent of GDP. Taxes include personal and corporate income taxes, value added taxes, excise taxes, and tariffs. Other revenues include social contributions - such as payments for social security and hospital insurance - grants, and net revenues from public enterprises. Normalizing the data, by dividing total revenues by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries, and provides an average rate at which all income (GDP) is paid to the national level government for the supply of public goods and services.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Marshall Islands	58.7% of GDP	2009
2	Tuvalu	54.6% of GDP	2006
3	Brunei	44% of GDP	2012
4	Solomon Islands	41.8% of GDP	2012
5	New Zealand	41.7% of GDP	2012
6	Palau	40.3% of GDP	2010
7	Samoa	34.3% of GDP	2012
8	Japan	33.8% of GDP	2012
9	Federated States of Micronesia	33.3% of GDP	2011
10	Australia	33.2% of GDP	2012
11	Kiribati	32.2% of GDP	2010
12	Mongolia	31.9% of GDP	2012
13	Papua New Guinea	30.4% of GDP	2012
14	Fiji	26.7% of GDP	2012
15	Vietnam	25.3% of GDP	2012
16	Tonga	25% of GDP	2012
17	South Korea	24.8% of GDP	2012
18	East Timor	24.1% of GDP	2012
19	Laos	23.5% of GDP	2012
20	China	22.9% of GDP	2012
21	Malaysia	22.4% of GDP	2012
22	Vanuatu	21.6% of GDP	2012
23	Thailand	20% of GDP	2012
24	Cambodia	17.3% of GDP	2012
25	Taiwan	16.8% of GDP	2012
26	Indonesia	16.7% of GDP	2012
27	Singapore	15.9% of GDP	2012
28	Philippines	14.7% of GDP	2012
29	North Korea	11.4% of GDP	2013
30	Burma	4.2% of GDP	2012

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