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Tax Revenue - Ranking 1997

All countries ranked by tax revenue · World Bank
Year

In 1997, United Arab Emirates (0.99%), Kuwait (1.17%), and Congo, Democratic Republic of (4.05%) ranked highest in tax revenue among all countries. Denmark ranked lowest at 31.82%.

Tax Revenue by Country - 1997
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st United Arab Emirates 0.99% -
2nd Kuwait 1.17% +21.5%
3rd Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.05% -14.8%
4th Myanmar 4.42% +11.5%
5th Bahrain 4.48% +1.1%
6th Kazakhstan 6.79% -
7th Bhutan 6.79% -13.5%
8th Switzerland 8.32% -0.2%
9th Mexico 8.59% +3.3%
10th Argentina 8.69% +6.3%
11th Guatemala 8.70% +2.0%
12th Nepal 8.72% +0.0%
13th India 9.01% -2.4%
14th Albania 9.75% +11.3%
15th Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.16% +27.8%
16th Bahamas, The 10.40% -39.0%
17th Mongolia 10.57% +10.1%
18th Nicaragua 10.59% +11.5%
19th Georgia 10.62% +34.9%
20th Azerbaijan 10.69% +8.6%
21st Germany 10.70% -1.5%
22nd Dominican Republic 11.41% +10.3%
23rd Burundi 11.42% -15.0%
24th United States 11.83% +4.0%
25th Lebanon 11.93% -
26th Korea 12.48% -2.5%
27th Costa Rica 12.61% -0.2%
28th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.62% +2.7%
29th Türkiye 13.71% +24.5%
30th Peru 14.40% +1.4%
31st Maldives 14.45% +7.4%
32nd Canada 14.57% +5.0%
33rd Belize 14.73% 0.0%
34th Philippines 14.86% +0.2%
35th Czechia 15.00% -1.3%
36th Singapore 15.31% -3.7%
37th Mauritius 15.78% +8.0%
38th Chile 15.78% -1.7%
39th Macao SAR, China 15.95% +21.7%
40th Egypt, Arab Republic of 15.96% -8.6%
41st Sri Lanka 16.01% -5.6%
42nd Indonesia 16.01% +12.5%
43rd Zambia 16.05% -0.3%
44th Latvia 16.08% +19.0%
45th Thailand 16.11% -3.7%
46th Uruguay 16.78% -3.3%
47th Romania 17.04% +5.8%
48th Cyprus 17.12% -4.1%
49th Vanuatu 18.09% -2.6%
50th Moldova 18.28% +51.2%
51st Tunisia 18.44% -7.0%
52nd Bulgaria 18.52% +53.5%
53rd Jordan 19.06% -12.1%
54th Morocco 19.41% +5.7%
55th Malaysia 19.75% +1.9%
56th European Union 19.78% +1.7%
57th Jamaica 19.91% -1.0%
58th Malta 20.05% +10.1%
59th Greece 20.14% +5.6%
60th Portugal 20.26% -1.2%
61st Slovak Republic 20.36% -4.0%
62nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.56% +3.1%
63rd Belarus 20.73% +10.3%
64th Poland 20.83% -3.4%
65th Hungary 20.89% -8.5%
66th Netherlands 20.90% -2.5%
67th France 21.21% +3.3%
68th South Africa 21.25% +1.3%
69th Lithuania 21.54% +14.6%
70th Iceland 21.58% -4.7%
71st Slovenia 21.81% -1.9%
72nd Estonia 21.97% +0.5%
73rd Croatia 22.28% -3.6%
74th Australia 22.34% +2.3%
75th Finland 22.62% +3.2%
76th United Kingdom 23.61% +2.8%
77th Papua New Guinea 23.72% +5.6%
78th Norway 23.89% -0.2%
79th Luxembourg 25.24% +2.2%
80th Seychelles 25.34% +0.1%
81st Israel 25.56% +1.6%
82nd Italy 25.71% +6.0%
83rd Belgium 26.57% +2.1%
84th Namibia 26.67% +11.2%
85th Ireland 26.87% -1.2%
86th Austria 26.93% +3.3%
87th Sweden 27.50% +0.8%
88th Lesotho 29.21% +8.3%
89th Denmark 31.82% -0.6%

FAQ

Which country has the highest tax revenue in 1997?

United Arab Emirates has the highest tax revenue in 1997 at 0.99%.

Which country has the lowest tax revenue in 1997?

Denmark has the lowest tax revenue in 1997 at 31.82%.

How many countries are ranked by tax revenue?

89 countries have tax revenue data for 1997.

What are the top 3 countries by tax revenue?

1. United Arab Emirates (0.99%), 2. Kuwait (1.17%), 3. Congo, Democratic Republic of (4.05%).