Tax revenue in United States
Central government tax revenue in United States was equal to 10.8% of GDP in 2024.
United States, 2024
10.8%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
World, 2024
13.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
21.9%
Tax revenue in United States over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.8% | 13.9% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | 13.9% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | 14.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | 13.1% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | 14.8% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | 14.5% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | 14.1% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | 14.5% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | 14.4% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | 14.6% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | – |
| 2000 | 13.0% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 10.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.9%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 13.9%.