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Korea Highest Tax Revenue

Name: Korea Tax Revenue
Creator: World Bank
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17.16% in 2022

Tax revenue as % of GDP · World Bank

The highest tax revenue in Korea was 17.16% in 2022. The top 5 years were: 2022 (17.16%), 2025 (16.62%), 2021 (15.67%), 2018 (14.69%), 2023 (14.60%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	16.62%	+2.03%	64th
2022	17.16%	+1.49%	58th
2021	15.67%	+1.66%	59th
2023	14.60%	−2.56%	38th
2020	14.01%	−0.32%	55th
2019	14.33%	−0.36%	51st
2018	14.69%	+0.94%	61st
2017	13.76%	+0.48%	58th
1983	14.49%	+0.09%	17th
1979	14.50%	+0.18%	23rd
2016	13.28%	+0.75%	45th
2015	12.53%	−0.10%	42nd
2014	12.63%	−0.39%	37th
2013	13.02%	−0.45%	36th
2012	13.47%	+0.19%	44th
2009	13.11%	−0.80%	45th
2008	13.91%	−0.32%	41st
2007	14.23%	+1.03%	33rd
1982	14.41%	+0.02%	18th
1981	14.39%	−0.02%	18th
1980	14.41%	−0.09%	19th
1978	14.32%	+0.41%	20th
2011	13.28%	+0.40%	42nd
1976	14.24%	+1.23%	20th
2010	12.88%	−0.22%	40th
2006	13.20%	+0.39%	29th
2005	12.81%	+0.32%	26th
2003	13.21%	+0.42%	35th
2001	13.07%	−0.68%	31st
2000	13.75%	+1.41%	33rd
1977	13.91%	−0.33%	19th
2004	12.49%	−0.72%	28th
2002	12.78%	−0.29%	30th
1999	12.34%	+0.16%	26th
1985	13.18%	−0.40%	16th
1984	13.58%	−0.91%	16th
1998	12.18%	−0.30%	24th
1997	12.48%	−0.32%	26th
1996	12.79%	+0.24%	26th
1995	12.56%	+0.28%	26th
1994	12.28%	+0.18%	23rd
1993	12.10%	−0.24%	21st
1992	12.34%	+0.17%	26th
1991	12.16%	−0.86%	23rd
1990	13.02%	+0.55%	25th
1989	12.47%	−0.52%	17th
1988	12.99%	−0.09%	15th
1987	13.08%	+0.18%	15th
1986	12.89%	−0.28%	16th
1975	13.01%	+1.62%	18th
1974	11.39%	+1.06%	11th
1973	10.33%	+10.33%	9th
1972	0.00%	–	2nd

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