United Kingdom - Government Revenue 1997

General government revenue as % of GDP · IMF WEO
32.88% +0.81% from 1996 Global rank: 42nd

United Kingdom's government revenue was 32.88% in 1997, increased +0.81% from 32.07% in 1996. This was the 42nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1997
Government Revenue by Country - 1997
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Kiribati 76.83% 59.6%
2nd Kuwait 73.30% 9.3%
3rd Micronesia, Federated States of 66.94% -9.3%
4th Marshall Islands 62.87% -
5th Sweden 56.32% -1.1%
6th Denmark 54.96% -1.5%
7th Eritrea 54.50% 8.5%
8th Finland 53.59% -2.8%
9th Norway 52.85% -0.4%
10th France 51.86% -0.5%
11th Austria 50.16% -2.7%
12th Belgium 49.45% 0.8%
13th Seychelles 48.84% -1.2%
14th Luxembourg 46.81% 4.2%
15th Croatia 46.72% -2.0%
16th Italy 46.34% 3.6%
17th Germany 45.73% -0.4%
18th Lesotho 44.85% 2.8%
19th Netherlands 44.11% -2.9%
20th Hungary 43.96% -5.5%
21st Canada 43.50% 1.6%
22nd Slovenia 43.04% -2.2%
23rd Slovak Republic 42.32% -1.9%
24th Poland 41.37% -9.6%
25th Iceland 41.36% -2.5%
26th New Zealand 40.58% -4.4%
27th Belarus 40.00% -3.0%
28th Greece 38.84% 2.8%
29th Estonia 38.79% 2.9%
30th Portugal 38.75% 0.9%
31st Moldova 38.48% 7.3%
32nd Qatar 38.24% -17.6%
33rd Czechia 38.20% -0.7%
34th Spain 37.64% 1.7%
35th Ireland 37.47% -2.2%
36th Oman 36.86% 3.2%
37th Bhutan 35.91% -11.2%
38th Ukraine 35.44% 4.9%
39th Lithuania 34.30% 11.5%
40th Saudi Arabia 33.09% 10.0%
41st Samoa 32.97% -17.7%
42nd United Kingdom 32.88% 2.5%
43rd Yemen, Republic of 32.72% 9.9%
44th Australia 32.32% 0.7%
45th Libya 32.22% -23.4%
46th North Macedonia 31.91% -
47th Gabon 31.10% 27.8%
48th Jordan 30.92% -6.3%
49th Angola 30.80% -10.8%
50th Algeria 30.71% 3.8%
51st Switzerland 30.59% -1.1%
52nd Uzbekistan 29.79% -11.1%
53rd Japan 29.56% 2.1%
54th Cyprus 29.39% -0.3%
55th United Arab Emirates 29.27% 2.6%
56th Namibia 28.54% 6.8%
57th Romania 28.33% -1.3%
58th Trinidad and Tobago 27.53% -0.6%
59th Syrian Arab Republic 27.19% 9.3%
60th Brunei Darussalam 27.19% -3.4%
61st Turkmenistan 26.67% -
62nd Barbados 26.14% 9.6%
63rd Malaysia 26.00% 1.3%
64th Dominica 25.91% -3.6%
65th Congo, Republic of 25.87% 3.8%
66th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 25.00% 3.5%
67th Fiji 24.74% 4.1%
68th Cabo Verde 24.61% -11.2%
69th Bahrain 24.60% 7.3%
70th St. Kitts and Nevis 23.96% -2.5%
71st Maldives 23.76% -5.9%
72nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 23.59% 3.6%
73rd Panama 23.40% -2.2%
74th Colombia 22.95% 1.7%
75th Aruba 22.89% -8.9%
76th Mongolia 22.74% 4.6%
77th Eswatini 22.71% 5.5%
78th Chile 22.62% -0.4%
79th Djibouti 22.14% 1.1%
80th Kyrgyz Republic 21.85% 12.0%
81st Vanuatu 21.71% -4.3%
82nd Grenada 21.63% -6.9%
83rd Solomon Islands 21.44% -23.2%
84th Jamaica 21.26% -3.9%
85th Papua New Guinea 21.24% 8.2%
86th Paraguay 21.06% 8.8%
87th Mauritania 20.93% -13.2%
88th Tunisia 20.83% -3.1%
89th Suriname 20.79% -16.2%
90th Argentina 20.75% 4.4%
91st Philippines 20.65% 2.5%
92nd Hong Kong SAR, China 20.45% 24.8%
93rd Singapore 20.21% 0.6%
94th Morocco 20.10% 8.9%
95th Thailand 19.95% -3.7%
96th Honduras 19.47% 3.6%
97th Guyana 19.18% -
98th Ecuador 19.14% -0.8%
99th Albania 18.40% -
100th Belize 18.12% -0.1%
101st Benin 17.99% -0.1%
102nd Equatorial Guinea 17.97% 8.3%
103rd St. Lucia 17.94% -1.7%
104th Azerbaijan 17.59% 0.0%
105th Burkina Faso 17.38% -3.9%
106th Mexico 17.26% 0.7%
107th India 16.96% -4.0%
108th Antigua and Barbuda 16.76% -6.7%
109th El Salvador 16.65% -9.2%
110th Korea 16.19% -0.9%
111th Lebanon 16.00% -10.6%
112th Armenia 15.75% 2.2%
113th Sri Lanka 15.70% -3.1%
114th Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.58% -5.6%
115th Senegal 15.04% -7.7%
116th Georgia 14.78% 18.3%
117th Rwanda 14.78% 1.9%
118th Mozambique 14.74% 15.1%
119th Kenya 14.65% -0.6%
120th Côte d'Ivoire 14.42% -
121st Burundi 14.30% -9.7%
122nd Indonesia 14.22% 14.0%
123rd Kazakhstan 13.47% 1.9%
124th Comoros 13.23% 9.5%
125th Uganda 13.03% -
126th Central African Republic 12.90% 21.0%
127th Costa Rica 12.87% -0.8%
128th Tanzania 12.80% -14.4%
129th Guinea 12.66% 29.5%
130th Dominican Republic 12.53% -
131st Madagascar 12.46% 19.5%
132nd Bahamas, The 11.27% -0.8%
133rd Nigeria 10.82% -3.8%
134th China 10.78% 5.1%
135th Niger 10.51% 0.0%
136th Guatemala 10.40% 5.1%
137th Guinea-Bissau 10.18% -17.9%
138th Pakistan 9.86% -7.7%
139th Togo 9.62% 5.4%
140th Chad 9.43% 3.3%
141st Cambodia 8.65% 6.4%
142nd Bangladesh 7.95% 2.2%
143rd Sudan 6.79% 1.4%
144th Haiti 5.83% -
145th Ghana 5.83% -14.6%
146th Congo, Democratic Republic of 1.46% -9.6%

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's government revenue in 1997?

United Kingdom's government revenue in 1997 was 32.88%. This ranked 42nd globally.

How did United Kingdom's government revenue change in 1997?

United Kingdom's government revenue increased by 2.5% in 1997 compared to 1996.

Which country had the highest government revenue in 1997?

Kiribati had the highest government revenue in 1997 at 76.83%.

What is the government revenue of United Kingdom in 1997?

The government revenue of United Kingdom in 1997 was 32.88%. This ranked 42nd globally.

How does 1997 compare to 1996 for United Kingdom's government revenue?

United Kingdom's government revenue went from 32.07% in 1996 to 32.88% in 1997, a 2.5% increase.