The given table shows how much tax revenue of GDP, in percentage, of five countries from 1975 to 2005.
Overall, both the figures for five nations witnessed an upward trend. Additionally, the amount of tax collected in Sweden was always the highest over the time shown.
Regarding Sweden and Japan, in 1975, the figure for Sweden was recorded at 46 before increasing gradually to its peak at 70.1 in 2005. Similarly, the amount of tax collected in Japan was reported at 15 at the beginning before witnessing a two-fold increase in 2005. Additionally, the amount of tax revenue of the USA was reported at 25.1 in 1975 and reached a peak at 27.4 in 2005.
Concerning the remaining countries, in 1975, the figure for Turkey was 16.4, which was followed by that for Korea with 15.1 respectively. 10 years later, the amount of tax revenue of Korea soared to 27 and overtook Turkey before decreasing to 26 in 1995. Meanwhile, the figure for Turkey slightly declined by 1.4 in 1985 before significantly growing to 24 in 1995. At the end, both the amount of tax collected in Korea and Turkey increased and peaked at 27.3 and 27.4 respectively.
