Data source: Andersson and Brambor
The 'Financing the State: Government Tax Revenue from 1800 to 2012' dataset provides information on the size and composition of government tax revenues for 31 countries in Europe and the Americas for the period from 1800 (or independence) to 2012.
It provides a comprehensive picture of the sources of government funding starting with the establishment or independence of modern nation states in the early 19th century. The original dataset contains further information on sub-categories of direct and indirect taxes, such as revenues received through property, income, excise, consumption and custom taxes.
When using this dataset, please cite as:
(Andersson, Per F. and Thomas
Brambor, 2019)
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gtr_centaxdir
Share of total central government tax revenue from direct taxes. A direct tax is imposed directly upon an individual person (legal or natural) or property, in contrast to a tax imposed upon a transact ...
gtr_centaxdir1800
Share of total central government tax revenue from direct taxes, in the year 1800. A direct tax is imposed directly upon an individual person (legal or natural) or property, in contrast to a tax impos ...
gtr_centaxdir1850
Share of total central government tax revenue from direct taxes, in the year 1850. A direct tax is imposed directly upon an individual person (legal or natural) or property, in contrast to a tax impos ...
gtr_centaxdir1900
Share of total central government tax revenue from direct taxes, in the year 1900. A direct tax is imposed directly upon an individual person (legal or natural) or property, in contrast to a tax impos ...
gtr_centaxgdp
Total central government tax revenue as a share of GDP.
gtr_centaxgdp1800
Total central government tax revenue as a share of GDP, in the year 1800.
gtr_centaxgdp1850
Total central government tax revenue as a share of GDP, in the year 1850.
gtr_centaxgdp1900
Total central government tax revenue as a share of GDP, in the year 1900.
gtr_centaxind
Share of total central government tax revenue from property taxes, most importantly levies on land and real estate. These include (i) recurrent taxes on immovable property, (ii) recurrent taxes on net ...
gtr_centaxind1800
Share of total central government tax revenue from property taxes, most importantly levies on land and real estate, in the year 1800. These include (i) recurrent taxes on immovable property, (ii) recu ...
gtr_centaxind1850
Share of total central government tax revenue from property taxes, most importantly levies on land and real estate , in the year 1850. These include (i) recurrent taxes on immovable property, (ii) rec ...
gtr_centaxind1900
Share of total central government tax revenue from property taxes, most importantly levies on land and real estate, in the year 1900. These include (i) recurrent taxes on immovable property, (ii) recu ...
gtr_centaxtot
Total central government tax revenue (in millions of local currency). Taxes are defined as compulsory and unrequited levies by the government, following the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...
gtr_centaxtot1800
Total central government tax revenue (in millions of local currency), in the year 1800. Taxes are defined as compulsory and unrequited levies by the government, following the Organisation for Economic ...
gtr_centaxtot1850
Total central government tax revenue (in millions of local currency), in the year 1850. Taxes are defined as compulsory and unrequited levies by the government, following the Organisation for Economic ...
gtr_centaxtot1900
Total central government tax revenue (in millions of local currency), in the year 1900. Taxes are defined as compulsory and unrequited levies by the government, following the Organisation for Economic ...