The table shows the amount of tax revenue collected as a percentage of GDPin Sweden, the USA, Korea, and Turkeyacross from 1975 to 2005, divided at 10-year intervals.
Overall, all countries saw a rise in their tax-to-GDP ratios, albeit to varying degress. Sweden consistently recorded the highest percentages and saw the most significant riseover the period.
In 1975, Sweden already had a notably high tax burden at 46%, and this figure rose steadily, reaching a peak of 70.1% by 2005. The USA, on the other hand, maintained relatively stable levels, hovering around 25% in the first decade and finishing at just over 27% in the last decades.
Korea saw the most dramatic increase, with its tax share rising from just 15.1% in 1975 to 32.1% in 2005, more than doubling over the period. Similarly, Turkey’s figures increased from 16.4% to 27.4%, with the most notable jump occurring between 1985 and 1995.
