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Upper middle income
Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Within the “Upper middle income” group, South Africa leads Tax revenue (% of GDP) in 2024 at 25.88%, while China sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 7.02%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.06.512.919.425.9South AfricaSouth Africa: 25.88%25.9GeorgiaGeorgia: 24.26%24.3FijiFiji: 23.95%23.9ArmeniaArmenia: 22.37%22.4El SalvadorEl Salvador: 21.80%21.8UkraineUkraine: 21.02%21.0MauritiusMauritius: 20.53%20.5Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 20.22%20.2North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia: 18.76%18.8AlbaniaAlbania: 18.02%18.0TurkiyeTurkiye: 17.62%17.6AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 17.30%17.3

Country table

#CountryValue
1 South Africa 25.88%
2 Georgia 24.26%
3 Fiji 23.95%
4 Armenia 22.37%
5 El Salvador 21.80%
6 Ukraine 21.02%
7 Mauritius 20.53%
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.22%
9 North Macedonia 18.76%
10 Albania 18.02%
11 Turkiye 17.62%
12 Azerbaijan 17.30%
13 Mongolia 16.85%
14 Brazil 15.41%
15 Colombia 15.22%
16 Thailand 15.18%
17 Mexico 14.82%
18 Dominican Republic 14.70%
19 Philippines 14.37%
20 Belarus 13.04%
21 Malaysia 12.43%
22 Guatemala 11.63%
23 Paraguay 11.33%
24 Argentina 10.43%
25 China 7.02%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Upper middle income group for Tax revenue (% of GDP) in 2024, South Africa leads with a gap of 1.62% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 25 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with China at 7.02%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.