The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research

The UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (GRD) aims to present a complete picture of government revenue and tax trends over time and allows for analysis at the country, regional or cross-country level. The GRD provides data on government tax and non-tax revenues, social contributions, and grants in both local currency and as a percentage of GDP. It also highlights the portion of government revenues that accrue from natural resource extraction. The dataset covers the latest available tax and revenue data for the period from 1980—2019 (or —2020 where available) for 196 countries. The data can be accessed online through the GRD Explorer tool, which allows users to compare countries, regions, and indicators as well as to visualize the data, or by download in Stata and Excel formats. The dataset is updated annually based on changes or updates to the underlying data, as well as on feedback from users with regard to particular countries or regions. For more information please visit https://www.wider.unu.edu/project/grd