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Bridging the Gap: Revenue Mobilization in South Asia

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dc.contributor.authorKruse, Hagen
dc.contributor.authorOhnsorge, Franziska
dc.contributor.authorTourek, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorXie, Zoe Leiyu
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-21T13:45:24Z
dc.date.available2025-04-21T13:45:24Z
dc.date.issued2025-04-21
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines tax revenue shortfalls in South Asian countries. On average during 2019–23, South Asian revenues totaled 18 percent of GDP—well below the average 24 percent among emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). Econometric estimates from stochastic frontier analysis, which control for tax rates and the size of potential tax bases, suggest that tax revenues in the region are 1 to 7 percentage points of GDP below potential, with shortfalls in five of the region’s eight countries larger than in the average EMDE. Even after controlling for country characteristics, such as widespread informal economic activity outside the tax net and large agriculture sectors, sizable tax gaps remain, suggesting the need for improved tax policy and administration. The paper discusses and provides evidence from international experience with reforms to raise government revenues.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099918404172531677
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11104
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43098
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 11104
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectSTOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIA
dc.titleBridging the Gapen
dc.title.subtitleRevenue Mobilization in South Asiaen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.date.disclosure2025-04-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-23T02:16:51.857293Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-04-18T12:04:22Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099918404172531677
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okr.identifier.docmidIDU-a2d790ab-933b-4429-b369-80aaf2abd521
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11104
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okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Taxation & Subsidies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Income
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist (SARCE)
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