1975 |
1985 |
1995 |
2002 |
2004 |
|
| Sweden | 43.4 |
50 |
47.6 |
50.2 |
50.7 |
| Denmark | 41.4 |
48.9 |
49.4 |
48.9 |
49.6 |
| Finland | 37.7 |
40.8 |
44.9 |
45.9 |
44.3 |
| Belgium | 61.6 |
46.9 |
44.8 |
46.4 |
45.6 |
| France | 36.9 |
44.5 |
44 |
44 |
43.7 |
| Austria | 37.7 |
42.4 |
41.3 |
44 |
42.9 |
| Norway | 39.9 |
43.3 |
41.5 |
43.5 |
44.9 |
| Italy | 26.2 |
34.5 |
41.2 |
42.6 |
42.2 |
| Luxembourg | 38.8 |
47.7 |
41.9 |
41.8 |
40.6 |
| Netherlands | 43 |
44.1 |
41.9 |
43.5 |
39.3 |
| Hungary | - |
- |
42.4 |
38.3 |
37.7 |
| Czech Republic | - |
- |
40.1 |
39.3 |
37.6 |
| Poland | - |
- |
39.8 |
32.6 |
34.2* |
| Canada | 33.1 |
33.1 |
35.7 |
33.9 |
33 |
| United Kingdom | 35.4 |
37.5 |
35.2 |
35.8 |
36.1 |
| Germany | 36 |
38.1 |
38.2 |
36 |
34.6 |
| New Zeeland | 31.1 |
32.1 |
37.6 |
34.9 |
35.4 |
| Switzerland | 28 |
30.6 |
33.5 |
30.3 |
29.4 |
| Portugal | 21.6 |
27.2 |
32.7 |
33.9 |
37.1* |
| Spain | 19.5 |
28.8 |
32.8 |
35.6 |
35.1 |
| Iceland | 29.6 |
28.4 |
31.2 |
28.4 |
41.9 |
| Ireland | 30.2 |
36.4 |
33.1 |
28.4 |
30.2 |
| Greece | 25.5 |
29 |
31.7 |
35.9 |
35.7* |
| Australia | 27.6 |
29.2 |
29.4 |
31.5 |
31.6 |
| United States | 26.7 |
26.9 |
27.6 |
26.4 |
25.7 |
| Turkey | 16 |
15.4 |
22.6 |
31.1 |
31.1 |
| Japan | 20.9 |
27.6 |
28.4 |
25.8 |
25.3* |
| Korea | 15.2 |
16.8 |
20.5 |
24.4 |
24.6 |
| Mexico | - |
17 |
16.6 |
18.1 |
18.5 |
| OECD | 31.3 |
34.5 |
36.1 |
36.3 |
36.3 |
| EU 15 | 34.3 |
39.8 |
40.1 |
40.6 |
|
| EU 19 | 32 |
37.3 |
39.5 |
39.3 |
|
* Figures are from 2003
Public Revenue from taxes and Social Security Contributions as a Percentage
of the Gross Domestic Product
Countries are ranked by 1998 data. Source: Revenue Statistics 1965-2004,
OECD (2005)