Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Africa

Africa: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 16.09 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.09 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
6th
of 6 groups
All-time high
16.09 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
14.61 Percentage of GDP
in 2017
Years of data
11
2013–2023

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Africa, 2013–2023

0510152013201820232013: 14.7 Percentage of GDP2014: 15.1 Percentage of GDP2015: 15.1 Percentage of GDP2016: 14.7 Percentage of GDP2017: 14.6 Percentage of GDP2018: 14.9 Percentage of GDP2019: 15.2 Percentage of GDP2020: 15 Percentage of GDP2021: 15.3 Percentage of GDP2022: 15.6 Percentage of GDP2023: 16.1 Percentage of GDP

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

Annual values for Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Africa, 2013 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
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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.