Tax take (OECD)
Total tax revenue of general government as a share of GDP according to OECD statistics.
- Source
- OECD
- Indicator code in source
- DF_RSOECD TAX_REV S13 PT_B1GQ
- Unit of measure
- percent
- Year
- 1965–2024
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
Indicator comparison
Tax and social spend
Range of Tax take (OECD): 1965–2024. Range of Social spend (OECD): 1980–2024.
Total tax revenues and public social expenditure as a percentage of GDP according to OECD statistics.
Do not subtract Tax take (OECD) from Social spend (OECD). One is revenue, the other is a spending category.
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Social spend (OECD)
Public social expenditure covering pensions, healthcare, and family support as a percentage of GDP from the OECD SOCX database.
- Source
- OECD
- Indicator code in source
- DF_SOCX_AGG ES10 PT_B1GQ
- Unit of measure
- percent
- Year
- 1980–2024
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
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Tax take (OECD)
Total tax revenue of general government as a share of GDP according to OECD statistics.
About this series
Total tax revenue of general government, % of GDP. OECD Revenue Statistics.
Indicator definition
Total tax revenue of general government as a percentage of GDP from OECD Revenue Statistics. See also: Government surplus or deficit.
How to read the data
The take, not the balance. Pair: Social spend (OECD).
Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 5812dbcb2200
Longseries, “Tax take (OECD)”. OECD (DF_RSOECD TAX_REV S13 PT_B1GQ), 1965–2024, Australia, Canada, Czechia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Sweden, United States. Retrieved 2026-09-15. OECD Terms and Conditions. Data SHA-256: 5812dbcb22003bd09a69c2840164581318de16660c092d878b3821927b62bd9c. https://longseries.com/en/d/oecd-tax-share/Latest values
Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — France; lowest — Japan
| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxFrance | 2024 | 43.5%43.5%↓−0.4 pp |
| Italy | 2024 | 42.8%42.8%↑+1.2 pp |
| Sweden | 2024 | 41.4%41.4%↓−0.3 pp |
| Germany | 2024 | 38%38%↑+0.7 pp |
| Poland | 2024 | 36.6%36.6%↑+1.7 pp |
| Canada | 2024 | 34.9%34.9%↑+0.1 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2024 | 34.4%34.4%↓−0.6 pp |
| Czechia | 2024 | 34%34%↑+0.7 pp |
| Australia | 2023 | 29.9%29.9%↑+0.6 pp |
| United States | 2024 | 25.6%25.6%→0.0 pp |
| Korea | 2024 | 25.3%25.3%↓−1.5 pp |
| ↓Lowest value in the comparable yearminJapan | 2024 | 0%0%↓−33.7 pp |
Data coverage
- Poland: 1990–2024; observations: 35; missing years: 0
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
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35 rows for Poland
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Period statistics
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Poland
0.0→36.6
- Total change
- +36.6 pp
- Period
- 1990–2024
Poland: 0.0 (1990) → 36.6 (2024). Difference: +36.6 pp. Peak value of 39.0 in 1993; lowest value of 0.0 in 1990.
Format:
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 36.6% |
| 2023 | Poland | 34.9% |
| 2022 | Poland | 34.1% |
| 2021 | Poland | 36.3% |
| 2020 | Poland | 35.2% |
| 2019 | Poland | 34.8% |
| 2018 | Poland | 34.7% |
| 2017 | Poland | 34% |
| 2016 | Poland | 33.3% |
| 2015 | Poland | 32.3% |
| 2014 | Poland | 32.1% |
| 2013 | Poland | 32.2% |
| 2012 | Poland | 32.2% |
| 2011 | Poland | 31.9% |
| 2010 | Poland | 31.4% |
| 2009 | Poland | 31.3% |
| 2008 | Poland | 34.2% |
| 2007 | Poland | 34.6% |
| 2006 | Poland | 33.5% |
| 2005 | Poland | 32.9% |
Social spend (OECD)
Public social expenditure covering pensions, healthcare, and family support as a percentage of GDP from the OECD SOCX database.
About this series
Public social expenditure, % of GDP. OECD SOCX, public (ES10).
Indicator definition
Public social spending as a percentage of GDP from the OECD SOCX database. Encompasses social transfers and care services. See also: Tax take (OECD).
How to read the data
Taxes and expenditures are two separate indicators. Do not subtract them directly here.
Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID ed406aeaa994
Longseries, “Social spend (OECD)”. OECD (DF_SOCX_AGG ES10 PT_B1GQ), 1980–2024, Australia, Canada, Czechia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Sweden, United States. Retrieved 2026-09-15. OECD Terms and Conditions. Data SHA-256: ed406aeaa994726b1c7eb599647f755f0c6cf9352e7095cdd5df1bd3e38d489a. https://longseries.com/en/d/oecd-social-spend/Latest values
Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — France; lowest — Korea
| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxFrance | 2024 | 30.6%30.6%→0.0 pp |
| Germany | 2024 | 27.9%27.9%↑+0.6 pp |
| Italy | 2024 | 27.6%27.6%→0.0 pp |
| Sweden | 2024 | 26.1%26.1%↑+0.3 pp |
| Japan | 2022 | 24.7%24.7%↓−0.7 pp |
| Poland | 2024 | 23.1%23.1%↑+1.2 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | 23%23%↑+0.2 pp |
| Czechia | 2024 | 22.1%22.1%↑+0.5 pp |
| United States | 2024 | 19.8%19.8%↑+0.9 pp |
| Canada | 2022 | 19.3%19.3%↓−2.5 pp |
| Australia | 2022 | 17.1%17.1%↓−1.0 pp |
| ↓Lowest value in the comparable yearminKorea | 2024 | 15.3%15.3%→0.0 pp |
Data coverage
- Poland: 1980–2024; observations: 45; missing years: 0
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
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45 rows for Poland
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Period statistics
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Poland
0.0→23.1
- Total change
- +23.1 pp
- Period
- 1980–2024
Poland: 0.0 (1980) → 23.1 (2024). Difference: +23.1 pp. Peak value of 24.0 in 1992; lowest value of 0.0 in 1980.
Format:
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 23.1% |
| 2023 | Poland | 21.9% |
| 2022 | Poland | 20.7% |
| 2021 | Poland | 22.2% |
| 2020 | Poland | 23.5% |
| 2019 | Poland | 21% |
| 2018 | Poland | 20.3% |
| 2017 | Poland | 20.7% |
| 2016 | Poland | 21.2% |
| 2015 | Poland | 20.2% |
| 2014 | Poland | 20.3% |
| 2013 | Poland | 20.7% |
| 2012 | Poland | 19.9% |
| 2011 | Poland | 19.6% |
| 2010 | Poland | 20.8% |
| 2009 | Poland | 21.3% |
| 2008 | Poland | 20.1% |
| 2007 | Poland | 19.5% |
| 2006 | Poland | 20.6% |
| 2005 | Poland | 20.8% |