Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Africa
Africa: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 16.09 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Africa, 2013–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Africa stood at 16.09 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Africa peaked at 16.09 Percentage of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.61 Percentage of GDP, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Africa, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.67 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 15.06 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 15.06 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.72 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 14.61 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.85 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.22 Percentage of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 15 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.3 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 15.64 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 16.09 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.88 Percentage of GDP | 14.61 Percentage of GDP | 15.22 Percentage of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.51 Percentage of GDP | 15 Percentage of GDP | 16.09 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.26 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.04 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.98 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 668,776 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 594,014 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.5509 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.89 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 7.84 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 88.82 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Africa?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Africa was 16.09 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.09 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.61 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
- How does Africa rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2023.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.