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Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies 2020
Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies is jointly produced by the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
(CTP) and the OECD Development Centre (DEV) with the co-operation of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB), the Pacific Island Tax Administrators Association (PITAA), and the Pacific
Community (SPC) and the financial support from the governments of Ireland, Japan,
Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. This edition includes a special
feature on the tax policy and administration responses to COVID-19 in Asian and Pacific
Economies.
It compiles comparable tax revenue statistics for Australia, Bhutan, People’s Republic
of China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
Thailand, Tokelau and Vanuatu ; and comparable non-tax revenue statistics for Bhutan,
the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nauru, Philippines, Papua New Guinea,
Samoa, Thailand, Tokelau and Vanuatu. The model is the OECD Revenue Statistics database
which is a fundamental reference, backed by a well-established methodology, for OECD
member countries. Extending the OECD methodology to Asian and Pacific economies enables
comparisons about tax levels and tax structures on a consistent basis, both among
Asian and Pacific economies and with OECD, Latin American and Caribbean and African
averages.
23 July 2020: The seventh edition of Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies was released via webinar. The virtual launch event included presentations of the key findings of the report presented by David Bradbury, Head of Tax Policy and Statistics Division, Centre for Tax Policy & Administration (OECD) and of a special feature analysis of tax policy and administration responses to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific by Go Nagata, Public Management Specialist, Governance Thematic Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (ADB) and Donghyun Park, Principal Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ADB). Comments on the Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies initiative were delivered by Koni Ravono, Head of Secretariat, the Pacific Island Tax Administrators Association (PITAA), Nilima Lal, Economic Statistics Advisor and David Abbot, Manager, Data Analysis and Dissemination at the Pacific Community (SPC).
Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies is an annual publication presenting key indicators to track progress on domestic resource mobilisation and to inform tax policy and reform.
The report presents detailed, internationally comparable data on tax revenues for 21 Asian and Pacific economies: Australia, Bhutan, People’s Republic of China (referred to as “China” hereafter), the Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tokelau and Vanuatu.
The Global Revenue Statistics Databaseprovides detailed comparable tax revenue data for African, Asian and Pacific, Latin American and the Caribbean and OECD countries from 1990 onwards. The database provides the largest source of comparable tax revenue data, which are produced in partnership with participating countries and regional partners.
The following documents are also available:
A technical paper on the construction of the database: its coverage, sources, strengths and limitations.
A high level overview of the features of the Global Revenue Statistics Database with key findings on the tax-to-GDP ratios and tax structures.
A more in-depth analysis of the data reporting on Domestic revenue mobilisation: A new database on tax levels and structures in 80 countries (Taxation Working Paper)