{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"in-government-revenue-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-government-revenue-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-government-revenue-gdp/","title":"India Government Revenue (% of GDP) (2022)","description":"India's Government Revenue (% of GDP): 9.4 % of GDP in 2022, -3.8pp vs 2018. 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It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1974–2022 (46 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 14.4 % of GDP in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9.4 in 2022. The latest reading of 9.4 in 2022 represents a change of -3.8pp."}]}