Tax revenue

Central-government tax revenue as a share of GDP, per ECLAC; the series ends in 2022.

Source
CEPALSTAT (ECLAC)
Unit
central government, % of GDP (ECLAC)
Frequency
annual
Latest figure
2022 · 14 countries reporting

Colombia

14.8%

2022· 9th of 14· +1.5 pp vs. previous figure

Regional comparison

Each country’s latest figure

Map of 17 countries

Colombia

14.8%

2022 · 9th of 14 · +1.5 pp

7.9%19.8%no data

Region: tax revenue, latest per country

central government, % of GDP (ECLAC)

Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.

06.613.219.8NicaraguaNicaragua19.81Nicaragua: 19.81El SalvadorEl Salvador19.75El Salvador: 19.75UruguayUruguay18.38Uruguay: 18.38HondurasHonduras17.23Honduras: 17.23BoliviaBolivia16.94Bolivia: 16.94PeruPeru16.87Peru: 16.87Costa RicaCosta Rica15.39Costa Rica: 15.39EcuadorEcuador15.33Ecuador: 15.33ColombiaColombia14.79Colombia: 14.79Dominican RepublicDominican Republic13.9Dominican Republic: 13.9MexicoMexico13.84Mexico: 13.84GuatemalaGuatemala12.79Guatemala: 12.79ParaguayParaguay10.11Paraguay: 10.11PanamaPanama7.87Panama: 7.87
14 results shown14 source records
Query scope
2 filtersIndicator key: tax_revenue_pct_gdpYear: from 2020

Over time

Tax revenue since 2001

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5 of 10 series
48.51317.5222001: 11.762002: 11.822003: 12.292004: 12.712005: 13.232006: 14.182007: 14.252008: 14.262009: 13.812010: 13.112011: 14.362012: 15.082013: 14.692014: 14.622015: 14.892016: 142017: 14.22018: 14.092019: 14.392020: 13.52021: 13.322022: 14.792001: 11.82002: 12.62003: 13.112004: 13.262005: 14.52006: 15.552007: 16.012008: 16.042009: 14.822010: 15.632011: 15.742012: 16.052013: 17.032014: 16.692015: 16.712016: 17.222017: 17.632018: 17.982019: 17.712020: 18.252021: 19.62022: 19.752001: 9.82002: 10.42003: 11.722004: 12.192005: 12.92006: 13.682007: 13.862008: 13.22009: 13.142010: 13.682011: 14.522012: 15.012013: 15.022014: 15.322015: 15.592016: 16.172017: 16.572018: 15.72019: 17.422020: 17.072021: 18.92022: 19.812001: 8.392002: 8.22003: 8.342004: 8.152005: 8.292006: 9.842007: 10.022008: 9.882009: 10.12010: 10.542011: 10.22012: 10.952013: 10.662014: 9.672015: 9.082016: 9.382017: 8.932018: 8.752019: 7.962020: 7.212021: 6.932022: 7.872001: 8.172002: 7.12003: 7.442004: 8.572005: 8.252006: 8.322007: 7.812008: 8.062009: 8.212010: 8.742011: 9.242012: 9.32013: 8.792014: 9.572015: 9.442016: 9.342017: 9.752018: 9.872019: 9.792020: 9.352021: 9.62022: 10.11Nicaragua · 19.81El Salvad… · 19.75Colombia · 14.79Paraguay · 10.11Panama · 7.8720012006201220172022
110 results shown110 source records
Query scope
3 filtersIndicator key: tax_revenue_pct_gdpCountry: colombia, el_salvador, nicaragua, panama, paraguayYear: from 2001

All countries

Figure, year and recent change

Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.

#CountryTax revenueYearChange
1Nicaragua19.8%2022+0.9 pp
2El Salvador19.7%2022+0.1 pp
3Uruguay18.4%2022+0.6 pp
4Honduras17.2%2022+0.4 pp
5Bolivia16.9%2022+1.3 pp
6Peru16.9%2022+1 pp
7Costa Rica15.4%2022−0.1 pp
8Ecuador15.3%2022+1.5 pp
9Colombia14.8%2022+1.5 pp
10Dominican Republic13.9%2022−0.5 pp
11Mexico13.8%2022—
12Guatemala12.8%2022+0.3 pp
13Paraguay10.1%2022+0.5 pp
14Panama7.9%2022+0.9 pp

Source and citation

CEPALSTAT: economic indicators

CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.

CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), “Tax revenue”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.

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