The table illustrates the percentage of GDP that collected from people as tax revenue across five countries from 1975 to 2005.
Overall, while tax collection generally increased in all nations, Sweden represent the highest percentage throughout the period, experiencing a dramatic rise in 2005. Furthermore, solely USA showed the most stable trend over the thirty year, while Korea and Turkey displayed noticeable fluctuations.
Regarding the specific countries, Sweden tax revenue increased steadily from 46% in 1975 to 51% in 1995, before facing with a significant rise 70.1% in 2005. In contrast, the USA recorded the lowest growth in tax collection, starting with 25.1% in 1975 and remaining sharply rising, ending with 27.4% in 2005.
For the remaining nations, Japan experienced a significantly rising from 15% in 1975 to 32.1% in 2005. Korea and Turkey followed similar trends; Korea increased from 15.1% to 27.3% by 2005, while Turkey grew from 16.4% to 27.4% over same period, both nations peaking around the mid-20% range by the end of the survey.
