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Taxes on Goods and Services (As % of Revenue) fell 4.72% to 16.1% in South Korea in 2023

Taxes on Goods and Services (As % of Revenue) (%), 2023
Economy | South Korea | September 1, 2025
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Taxes on goods and services as a share of revenue fell 4.72% to 16.1% in South Korea in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, taxes on goods and services as a share of revenue in South Korea reached an all time high of 48.6% in 1975 and an all time low of 16.1% in 2023.

South Korea has been ranked 78th within the group of 83 countries we follow in terms of taxes on goods and services as a share of revenue, 32 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Taxes on Goods and Services (As % of Revenue) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Cambodia % 45.8% 48.0% 50.4% 47.3% 46.0%
China % ... ... 35.9% 32.6% 31.9% 34.4% 31.2%
Dem. People's Republic of Korea % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
India % 37.3% 40.9% ... ... ... ...
Japan % 36.1% 35.3% ... ... ... ... ...
Laos % ... ... ... 54.7% 52.0% 53.5% 53.6% 49.4% ...
Russia % 22.3% 21.7% 22.2% 23.7% 25.3%
South Korea % 21.7% 21.1% 19.9% 19.6% 18.7%
Thailand % 45.5% 44.8% 42.9% 43.4% 45.1%
USA % 2.47% 3.05% 2.61% 2.29% 2.05%
Vietnam % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...