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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Tax revenue

Central-government tax as a share of GDP. Low for an economy India's size, which is the constraint behind every argument about what the state can afford — the money for roads, schools and hospitals starts here.

Latest
6.93
2022
Published by
World Bank
annual

Tax revenue over time

6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%14.0%19741982199019982006201420226.9%
1974–2022 · 46 observations · % of GDP
View as table
PeriodTax revenue
20226.9%
201812.0%
201711.4%
201611.1%
201510.6%
201410.0%
201311.0%
201210.8%
201110.2%
201010.4%
20099.8%
200811.0%
200712.1%
200611.1%
200510.1%
20049.6%
20039.1%
20028.7%
20018.1%
20008.8%
19998.6%
19988.1%
19979.0%
19969.2%
19959.2%
19949.0%
19938.5%
19929.8%
199110.2%
199010.0%
198910.5%
198810.4%
198710.4%
198610.4%
198510.1%
19849.3%
19839.3%
19829.3%
19819.2%
19809.0%
19799.7%
19789.3%
19778.6%
19769.2%
19759.0%
19748.2%

Compared with

South Africa
25.9%
Brazil
15.4%
Nepal
13.9%
Japan
11.1%
Indonesia
11.1%
Germany
10.9%
United States
10.8%
Sri Lanka
9.9%
Bangladesh
7.6%
China
7.0%
India
6.9%
Latest available year for each country · % of GDP

Source

World Bank — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS