Indirect taxes (current LCU) by country
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments made by institutional units to government units. Indirect taxes consists of ‘taxes on products’ payable on goods and services when they are produced, delivered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by their producers, plus ‘other taxes on production’. Data are in current...
What the numbers show
Indirect taxes (current LCU) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 1.14 trillion current LCU in Chad; the lowest is 795.00 million current LCU in Eritrea.
The median across all reporting countries is 104.57 billion current LCU, and the mean is 203.79 billion current LCU.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,432.
Indirect taxes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 1.14 trillion current LCU | 2008 | up 2,390.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Senegal | 980.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Zambia | 799.90 billion current LCU | 1999 | up 14,535.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Kenya | 383.07 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 231.2% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 271.99 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 148.0% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 247.81 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 7 | Cameroon | 151.93 billion current LCU | 1998 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 8 | Guinea | 125.70 billion current LCU | 1994 | up 3,042.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Morocco | 122.51 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Mali | 120.80 billion current LCU | 2001 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Togo | 107.30 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 104.57 billion current LCU | 2000 | up 1,613.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Mauritius | 38.87 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 36.69 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 640.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Malawi | 12.39 billion current LCU | 2002 | up 448.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Mozambique | 10.80 billion current LCU | 2003 | up 3,452.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Comoros | 10.53 billion current LCU | 1997 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.99 billion current LCU | 2002 | up 659.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Botswana | 5.74 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 389.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Namibia | 4.15 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Lesotho | 1.92 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 392.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 1.59 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Eritrea | 795.00 million current LCU | 2009 | up 63.1% | rising |
About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments made by institutional units to government units. Indirect taxes consists of ‘taxes on products’ payable on goods and services when they are produced, delivered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by their producers, plus ‘other taxes on production’. Data are in current local currency.