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How much tax does the Union government collect, relative to the economy?

11.5% of GDP

2024-25■ 0.0 vs 2023-24

Union Budget · released 1 Feb 2026 · next due by 1 Feb 2027

How much tax does the Union government collect, relative to the economy?
Period	Value (% of GDP)
2024-25	11.5
2023-24	11.5
2022-23	11.4
2021-22	11.5
2020-21	10.2
2019-20	10.0
2018-19	11.0
2017-18	11.2

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The Union government's gross tax revenue was 11.5% of GDP in 2024-25 (Actuals), compared with 11.5% of GDP in 2023-24. Source: Ministry of Finance, Budget at a Glance 2026-27.

Cite as: Union Budget, Budget at a Glance 2026-27 (Ministry of Finance), 2024-25

What this shows

The Centre's gross tax revenue was 11.5% of GDP in 2024-25 (Actuals), as in 2023-24; the low point was 10.0% in 2019-20.
Direct taxes now outweigh indirect: 6.7% against 4.8% of GDP in 2024-25, compared with 5.9% against 5.4% in 2017-18.
'Gross' is before devolution: gross tax revenue was ₹37,96,382 crore in 2024-25, but tax revenue net to the Centre was ₹25,00,039 crore.

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Union Budget, Budget at a Glance 2026-27 (Ministry of Finance), 2024-25

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Source and method

Source: Ministry of Finance, Budget at a Glance 2026-27
Table: Budget at a Glance 2026-27, chart 'Trend in Tax Receipts (% of GDP)' (p. 7), Gross Tax Revenue
Released: 1 Feb 2026
Retrieved: 18 Oct 2026
Next due: by 1 Feb 2027
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Licence: GODL-India

What exactly is measured

Gross tax revenue of the Union government (before the states' share is passed on), as a share of GDP. Actuals only, all as shown in the Budget at a Glance 2026-27 chart 'Trend in tax receipts', against the GDP estimates current at that Budget (2011-12 base). Earlier Budgets show slightly different ratios for the same years because GDP has since been revised.

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Exam facts

Published by: Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division)
Survey / report: Union Budget, Budget at a Glance 2026-27
Frequency: Annual, with the Union Budget (normally presented on 1 February)
Measures: Gross tax revenue of the Union government, before the states' share is passed on, as a share of GDP
Syllabus: GS-III · Economy

Each year has three figures: the Budget Estimate, the Revised Estimate a year later and the Actuals two years later; only Actuals are shown.
Ratios are as published, against the GDP estimates current at each Budget (2011-12 base), not the 2022-23 GDP series.
Gross tax revenue includes the states' share of central taxes (devolution); the Centre's net tax revenue is what remains after it.

Asked in UPSC

CSE Prelims 2017, General Studies Paper I, Q94 (set A)How the tax-to-GDP ratio moved over a decade

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18 Oct 2026, 21:03 IST8 periods, latest 2024-25: 11.5% of GDP · first snapshotArchived sourcec20aa7902533

Release notes (3)

Feb 202611.5%2024-25 Actuals, Budget 2026-27
Feb 202611.4%2025-26 Revised Estimate, Budget 2026-27
Feb 202611.2%2026-27 Budget Estimate, Budget 2026-27

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