The table below gives information about the amount of tax collected ( as % of GDP) in five countries for 4 years between 1975 and 2005.

The table provides data on tax revenues collected in five different countries over four specific years between 1975 and 2005.

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it is clear that

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both

Sweden

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and the

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showed a consistent increase in tax collection, starting from lower amounts and reaching their peak over the years. In 1975, the highest amount of collected taxes was in

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at 46%,

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percentage was significantly lower at 25.1% in the

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.

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,

Korea

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and

Japan

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experienced approximately the same percentages, 15% and 15.1%, respectively.

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Turkey

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showed 16%.Turning to 1985, the smallest percentages were in

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and

Turkey

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, at 16% and 15%, respectively.

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, the highest was in

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at 47%.

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, it was almost similar in the

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and

Korea

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, at 25.4% and 27%,in turn.In 1995, the percentage in

Sweden

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was 51%, which was nearly twice as high as in the

USA

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at 27.1%.Meanwhile, it was nearly similar in

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,

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, and

Turkey

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, at 26%, 23%, and 25%, respectively.By 2005,

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reached a peak at 70.1%. Meanwhile, there was no significant difference in the

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,

Korea

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, and

Turkey

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, at 27.4%, 27.3%, and 27.4%, respectively.

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Japan

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's percentage was just 32.1%.