The table compares the quantity of taxes were collected annually in five nations every ten years from 1975 to 2005.
Overall, the data reveals a general upward trend in tax collection for all listed countries, although significant disparities and fluctuations are evident. Sweden consistently dominated proportional tax during most the period shown.
In 1975, Sweden was already the preeminent tax collector, gathering 46% ( of GDP), this figure was followed by Japan, which over one-third of the former, at 15%. By 1995, Sweden tax revenue witnessed a marginal increase, increasing 5% since the first year, this trend was mirrored by Japan, whereas having the lowest starting point, its tax collection soaring from a relatively higher base of 8% after two decades, marking as a second largest proportion. Thereafter, the amount of collected tax in Sweden surged to 70,1%, representing its leading position throughout the periods. On the other hand, Japan tax revenue had over doubled its original data, reaching at 32,1% ( GDP) by 2005.
Regarding the remaining countries, Korea saw its fluatuate rising, from 15,1% in 1975 to 27% in 1975, prior to a modest decline of 1% after ten years, followed by a recovery, ultimately growing to 27,3%. Turkey and the USA exhibited a downward trajectory after a decade, with the former had dipped to 15% ( GDP), while the latter displayed a mild decline of 0,3% over the period. Despite having the decline tendency, both countries followed an upward trend then, the figures of tax collection in Turkey and the USA matched by the end of the timeframe, at 27,4%.