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In 2020, revenue from excise taxes in the United States amounted to 2.5 percent of total tax revenue. By 2026, excise tax revenue in the United States is forecasted to decrease to 1.8 percent of total tax revenue.

Percentage composition of government tax revenue in the United States from 2010 to 2026

Characteristic	Individual income taxes	Corporation income taxes	Social insurance and retirement receipts	Excise taxes	Other
'26*	50.2%	12.5%	32.1%	1.8%	3.5%
'25*	48.3%	13.4%	32.7%	1.9%	3.8%
'24*	47.4%	13.4%	32.9%	1.9%	4.3%
'23*	48.3%	12.4%	32.9%	1.9%	4.4%
'22*	48.8%	8.9%	35%	2%	5.2%
'21*	47.6%	7.5%	36.2%	2.1%	6.6%
'20	47%	6.2%	38.3%	2.5%	6%
'19	49.6%	6.6%	35.9%	2.9%	5%
'18	50.6%	6.1%	35.2%	2.9%	5.3%
'17	47.9%	9%	35%	2.5%	5.6%
'16	47.3%	9.2%	34.1%	2.9%	6.5%
'15	47.4%	10.6%	32.8%	3%	6.2%
'14	46.2%	10.6%	33.9%	3.1%	6.3%
'13	47.4%	9.9%	34.2%	3%	5.5%
'12	46.2%	9.9%	34.5%	3.2%	6.2%
'11	47.4%	7.9%	35.5%	3.1%	6.1%
'10	41.5%	8.9%	40%	3.1%	6.5%

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April 2021

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United States

Survey time period

2010 to 2020

Supplementary notes

* Projections.

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