Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Nigeria
Nigeria: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal was 86.72 Percentage of taxable income in 2021. ▲ Rising
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Nigeria, 2017–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 86.72 Percentage of taxable income for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.5% on the previous year and up 138.6% over five years.
Nigeria ranks 11th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.34 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 40.15 Percentage of taxable income | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 45.33 Percentage of taxable income | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 65.44 Percentage of taxable income | +44.4% |
| 2021 | 86.72 Percentage of taxable income | +32.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 86.72 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.11 Percentage of taxable income, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 86.72 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.56 Percentage of taxable income, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.6 Percentage of taxable income | 36.34 Percentage of taxable income | 45.33 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.08 Percentage of taxable income | 65.44 Percentage of taxable income | 86.72 Percentage of taxable income | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 8 Czechia 99.95 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 9 Peru 95.49 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Jamaica 90.16 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 12 Brazil 85.31 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 13 Angola 78.02 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 14 Finland 71.74 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 148.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Nigeria?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Nigeria was 86.72 Percentage of taxable income in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.72 Percentage of taxable income in 2021.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.34 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.