Taxation - Our World in Data

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Taxes are the most important source of government revenue. Who is paying how much and how do tax systems differ?

Contents Taxation is, by and large, the most important source of government revenue in nearly all countries. We begin this topic page by providing an overview of historical changes in taxation patterns, and then move on to an analysis of available data from the last couple of decades, discussing trends and patterns in taxation around the world. From a historical perspective, the growth of governments and the extent to which they are able to collect revenues from their citizens is a striking economic feature of the last two centuries. The available long-run data shows that in the process of dev

Taxation - Our World in Data

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