ISBN: 978-92-64-18074-1

Revenue Statistics in Latin America is a joint publication by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, the OECD Development Centre, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Inter-American Centre of Tax Administrations (CIAT).

 

Its aim is to provide internationally comparable data on tax levels and tax structures for a selection of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The model is the OECD Revenue Statistics database which is a fundamental reference, backed by a well-established methodology, for OECD member countries. By extending this OECD methodology to LAC countries Revenue Statistics in Latin America enables meaningful cross-country comparisons about tax levels and structures not only between LAC economies, but also between them and their industrialised peers.

 

The report provides an overview of the main taxation trends in Latin America. It examines changes in both the level and the composition of taxation plus the attribution of tax collection by sub-level of government between 1990 and 2010.

 

Table of contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Part I. Tax Revenue Trends 1990-2010

A. Tax ratios
B. Tax structures
C. Taxes by level of government
D. Comparative charts
References

Special Feature: Taxation and SMEs in Latin America

Part 1. The importance of SMEs in Latin America and the relationship between taxation, SMEs and informality
Part 2. Simplified tax regimes existing for small taxpayers in Latin America

Notes
References

Part II. Tax Levels and Tax Structures, 1990-2010

A. Comparative Tables, 1990-2010
B. Comparative charts

Part III. Country Tables, 1990-2010 – Tax revenues

Part IV. Tax Revenues by Sub-Sectors of General Government

Annex A

The OECD Classification of Taxes
The OECD Interpretative Guide
A. Coverage
B. Basis of reporting
C. General classification criteria
D. Commentaries on items of the list
E. Conciliation with National Accounts
F. Memorandum item on the financing of social security benefits
G. Memorandum item on identifiable taxes paid by government
H. Relation of OECD classification of taxes to national accounting systems
I.  Relation of OECD classification of taxes to the International Monetary Fund (GFS) system
J. Comparison of the OECD classification of taxes with other international classifications
K. Attribution of tax revenues by sub-sectors of general government

Notes

Selected tables

Please find below some selected tables illustrating the main statistical material of the report:

Part I. Tax Revenue Trends 1990-2010

Table A. Total tax revenue as percentage of GDP
Table B. Value added taxes as percentage of GDP
Table C. Tax structures in a selected group of Latin American countries
Table D. Attribution of tax revenues to sub-sectors of general government as percentage of total tax revenue

Part II. Tax Levels and Tax Structures, 1990-2010

Table 1. Total tax revenue as percentage of GDP
Table 2A-2B. Tax revenue of main headings as percentage of GDP and total taxation
Table 3A-3B. Taxes on income and profits (1000) as percentage of GDP and total taxation
Table 4A-4B. Social security contributions (2000) as percentage of GDP and total taxation
Table 5A-5B. Taxes on property (4000) as percentage of GDP and total taxation
Table 6A-6B-11. Taxes on goods and services (5000) as percentage of GDP and total taxation
Table 7A-7B. Taxes on general consumption (5110) as percentage of GDP and total taxation
Table 8A-8B. Taxes on specific goods and services (5120) as percentage of GDP and total taxation

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