Davriellelouna@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoTotal tax revenue as a share of GDPlemmy.worldimagemessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down14
arrow-up181arrow-down1imageTotal tax revenue as a share of GDPlemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoLooks like it’s Country’s Annual revenue from taxes / Country’s GDP As a percentage rather than fractional.
minus-squareBabalugats@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoWhy is the US highlighted and the percentage shown? Is there any relevance or just for us citizens?
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThe notes say that the US GDP is the only one not weighted. No idea what weighting they’re using or why.
minus-squarenooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMaybe because it would skew the average too nuch
minus-squareZannsolo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoLikely the intended audience is the United States based on the highlighting of it. By leaving them out of the average you get the average of other countries to compare the US against.
minus-squareZannsolo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIf we collected the extra 7% we could pay down the national debt to something more manageable.
Looks like it’s
Country’s Annual revenue from taxes / Country’s GDP
As a percentage rather than fractional.
Why is the US highlighted and the percentage shown?
Is there any relevance or just for us citizens?
The notes say that the US GDP is the only one not weighted. No idea what weighting they’re using or why.
Maybe because it would skew the average too nuch
Likely the intended audience is the United States based on the highlighting of it. By leaving them out of the average you get the average of other countries to compare the US against.
If we collected the extra 7% we could pay down the national debt to something more manageable.