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Tax Revenue - Ranking 2016

All countries ranked by tax revenue · World Bank
Year

In 2016, United Arab Emirates (0.04%), Bahrain (0.81%), and Iraq (2.08%) ranked highest in tax revenue among all countries. Iceland ranked lowest at 37.09%.

Tax Revenue by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st United Arab Emirates 0.04% -24.8%
2nd Bahrain 0.81% -18.3%
3rd Iraq 2.08% +57.3%
4th Saudi Arabia 3.17% +0.8%
5th Micronesia, Federated States of 6.14% +11.0%
6th Equatorial Guinea 6.38% -44.3%
7th Central African Republic 6.81% +24.9%
8th Myanmar 7.18% +19.4%
9th Bangladesh 7.32% -13.9%
10th Sudan 7.39% -9.8%
11th Congo, Democratic Republic of 7.65% -10.9%
12th Angola 8.58% -11.7%
13th China 8.95% -2.7%
14th Russian Federation 9.18% -13.7%
15th Madagascar 9.24% +3.3%
16th Switzerland 9.40% -1.6%
17th Afghanistan 9.50% +25.3%
18th Paraguay 9.56% -0.9%
19th Kazakhstan 9.92% +0.9%
20th Panama 10.06% +2.6%
21st Guatemala 10.42% +0.6%
22nd Malawi 10.64% +1.0%
23rd United States 10.92% -2.8%
24th Ghana 11.06% -5.4%
25th Uganda 11.12% +2.9%
26th India 11.15% +5.5%
27th Cambodia 11.17% +2.6%
28th Mongolia 11.35% -4.6%
29th Tanzania 11.39% +8.6%
30th Sri Lanka 11.42% -2.5%
31st Côte d'Ivoire 11.46% +2.5%
32nd Gabon 11.47% -10.6%
33rd Cameroon 11.65% -3.8%
34th Germany 11.83% -1.3%
35th Bhutan 11.89% -2.1%
36th Argentina 12.10% -1.9%
37th Canada 12.50% +0.9%
38th Mali 12.90% +8.8%
39th Lao PDR 12.94% -4.2%
40th Papua New Guinea 12.95% -15.0%
41st Dominican Republic 13.01% +0.5%
42nd Philippines 13.09% +0.5%
43rd Congo, Republic of 13.09% +7.3%
44th Mexico 13.12% +6.3%
45th Korea 13.28% +6.0%
46th Singapore 13.28% +1.1%
47th Zambia 13.35% -7.2%
48th Uzbekistan 13.43% -0.9%
49th Costa Rica 13.51% +1.9%
50th Lebanon 13.53% +0.4%
51st Malaysia 13.55% -3.6%
52nd Spain 13.68% -2.8%
53rd Brazil 13.71% +0.6%
54th Peru 13.79% -7.6%
55th Belarus 13.79% -2.7%
56th Togo 13.87% +0.7%
57th Burundi 14.00% -3.4%
58th Bahamas, The 14.13% +11.3%
59th Burkina Faso 14.14% +6.5%
60th Colombia 14.39% -8.9%
61st Rwanda 14.42% +8.4%
62nd Ecuador 14.54% -11.3%
63rd Azerbaijan 14.56% -6.7%
64th Czechia 14.77% +0.6%
65th Kenya 14.97% +0.9%
66th Jordan 15.02% +0.5%
67th Timor-Leste 15.09% -58.3%
68th Zimbabwe 15.46% -12.5%
69th Thailand 16.10% -4.5%
70th Nepal 16.14% +9.9%
71st Nicaragua 16.17% +3.7%
72nd Poland 16.21% +3.8%
73rd Vanuatu 16.31% +0.3%
74th Senegal 16.37% +3.8%
75th Moldova 16.43% +0.9%
76th San Marino 16.69% -6.7%
77th Cabo Verde 16.73% -2.4%
78th Kyrgyz Republic 16.95% +0.9%
79th North Macedonia 16.95% +0.8%
80th Lithuania 17.10% +2.0%
81st Romania 17.11% -9.5%
82nd Latvia 17.23% +5.2%
83rd El Salvador 17.35% +3.6%
84th Marshall Islands 17.36% +0.0%
85th Mauritius 17.38% +101.0%
86th Albania 17.40% -5.3%
87th Chile 17.47% -0.4%
88th Slovak Republic 18.01% -0.2%
89th Türkiye 18.33% +1.0%
90th St. Kitts and Nevis 18.35% -6.5%
91st Ireland 18.65% +2.9%
92nd St. Lucia 19.14% +2.3%
93rd Palau 19.37% -1.7%
94th European Union 19.62% -0.4%
95th Ukraine 19.63% -4.0%
96th Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.71% +0.1%
97th Morocco 19.87% +2.2%
98th Maldives 19.98% +1.7%
99th Mozambique 20.08% +0.4%
100th Tonga 20.26% +8.4%
101st Bulgaria 20.33% +1.3%
102nd Belize 20.64% +4.8%
103rd Finland 20.99% +1.9%
104th Armenia 21.28% +1.7%
105th Trinidad and Tobago 21.40% -13.4%
106th Kiribati 21.52% +9.1%
107th Botswana 21.63% -17.8%
108th Estonia 21.68% +0.5%
109th Uruguay 21.73% +27.1%
110th Croatia 21.90% +2.3%
111th Norway 21.96% -0.6%
112th Slovenia 22.16% +0.2%
113th Australia 22.19% +1.8%
114th Netherlands 22.35% +2.5%
115th Serbia 22.44% +4.6%
116th Portugal 22.62% -2.0%
117th Belgium 22.93% -6.1%
118th Samoa 22.97% +1.9%
119th Hungary 23.00% -1.0%
120th Georgia 23.04% +3.1%
121st Israel 23.05% 0.0%
122nd France 23.15% -0.6%
123rd Barbados 23.40% +11.4%
124th Cyprus 23.52% -2.2%
125th Fiji 23.53% -5.4%
126th Luxembourg 23.77% +1.9%
127th Solomon Islands 23.84% -7.4%
128th Eswatini 23.91% -12.8%
129th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 24.35% +7.5%
130th Jamaica 24.59% +4.5%
131st South Africa 24.83% -0.9%
132nd Italy 25.08% +1.0%
133rd Nauru 25.24% +48.7%
134th United Kingdom 25.29% +1.5%
135th Austria 25.82% -5.1%
136th Malta 26.25% +7.9%
137th Greece 27.03% +6.5%
138th New Zealand 27.25% -0.5%
139th Macao SAR, China 27.84% -4.7%
140th Sweden 28.38% +3.2%
141st Lesotho 29.29% -13.3%
142nd Namibia 29.67% -11.2%
143rd Denmark 33.49% -1.9%
144th Iceland 37.09% +65.2%

FAQ

Which country has the highest tax revenue in 2016?

United Arab Emirates has the highest tax revenue in 2016 at 0.04%.

Which country has the lowest tax revenue in 2016?

Iceland has the lowest tax revenue in 2016 at 37.09%.

How many countries are ranked by tax revenue?

144 countries have tax revenue data for 2016.

What are the top 3 countries by tax revenue?

1. United Arab Emirates (0.04%), 2. Bahrain (0.81%), 3. Iraq (2.08%).