The table illustrates how much tax collected was conducted to GDP in five nations: Sweden, the USA, Korea, Japan, and Turkey from 1975 to 2005.
Overall, all countries showed an upward trend over the surveyed time. Notably, the highest figure was seen in Sweden throughout the period and Japan recorded the most dramatic increase.
In 1975, there was 46% of tax collected in Sweden, which outnumbered that of their counterparts. It then rose gradually to 51% by 1995 before rocketing to 70,1% in 2005 and consistently remaining the highest percentage among five countries throughout the period. A similar pattern can be observed in Japan. Starting at the lowest level with 15% tax conducted to GDP, but later doubled to 32,1% in the last year and surpassed other countries to get the second position. Regarding the USA, the amount of tax collected (as % GDP) was 25.1% in the beginning, then went up moderately to 27.4% in 2005.
Similarly, Korea recorded 15.1% tax collected in 1975 and rose significantly to 27% in 1985. But, it decreased slightly to 26% in the following year before reaching 27.4% in 2005. With Turkey, the figure started at 16,4% in the first year and decreased to its bottom in 1985 (at 15%). From 1985 onward, this country witnessed a dramatic increase to 27.4% by 2005 ( equal with the USA at that point).
