While 3.33% of GDP might not seem outrageous on the surface, it actually accounts about a one-third of Taiwan's tax revenue, very close to Russia's 30-40%
Taiwan's tax revenue as a percentage of GDP is very low, at only 13.2% in 2024. It is because their GDP calculation includes GDP generated by Taiwanese businesses in mainland China, effectively inflating it and the Taiwanese government cannot tax.
Some Americans' desire for military spending to account for 10% of GDP means that alomost all tax revenue would be allocated to military spending, which is completely foolish.
