Government Revenue, excluding grants
Government revenue includes all revenue to the central government from taxes and non-repayable receipts (other than grants), measured as a share of GDP. Grants represent monetary aid going to the central government that has no repayment requirement. IMF Article IV consultation report for latest country data http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/aiv/index.htm; World Development Indicators for benchmarking data (GB.RVC.TOTL.GD.ZS). Original data from the IMF, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data file, and World Bank estimates.
Source: World Development Indicators
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