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

The table compares five different

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in terms of their annual

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collected as a

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of

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between 1975 and 2005.

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, the data shows that all five

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experienced a gradual increase in the proportion of

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collected relative to

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over the years.

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had the highest

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of

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throughout the period, showing the most significant growth.

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, the U.S. exhibited the smallest increase in

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as a

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of

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during

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timeframe. Starting with the

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showing the highest

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proportions,

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and the U.S. began with respective percentages of 46% and 25.1% in 1975, with

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's figure nearly double that of the U.S. Both

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saw steady increases until 1995, reaching 51% in

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and 27.1% in the U.S. In 2005,

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continued to demonstrate substantial growth, reaching a peak of 70%, making it the country with the highest

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-to-

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ratio.

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, the U.S. only rose slightly to 27.4%, remaining one of the

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with the lowest proportion of

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taxed. Looking at the remaining

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—Korea, Japan, and Turkey—these three nations demonstrated similar proportions and changes in

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as a

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of

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. All three

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started the period with an average

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rate

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of around 15-16% of

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. By 1985, Korea experienced the highest growth in

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among these nations, rising to 27%.

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, Japan's

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rate

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increased only slightly,

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1% to 16%,

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Turkey’s

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rate

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declined slightly to 15%.

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, by 2005, Japan and Turkey showed notable increases. Japan’s

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-to-

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ratio doubled to 32%,

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Turkey’s reached 27.4%. Korea, meanwhile, remained almost unchanged from its 1985

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.