Indirect taxes (current US$) by country
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments made by institutional units to government units. Indirect taxes consists of ‘taxes on products’ payable on goods and services when they are produced, delivered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by their producers, plus ‘other taxes on production’. Data are in current...
What the numbers show
Indirect taxes (current US$) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 37.15 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 14.34 million current US$ in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 454.21 million current US$, and the mean is 3.13 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,591.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 3,180.8%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 30.9%).
Indirect taxes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 37.15 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 257.1% | rising |
| 2 | Morocco | 15.14 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 216.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Kenya | 4.31 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 2.54 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 3,180.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 2.17 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 270.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Senegal | 2.08 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Nigeria | 1.97 billion current US$ | 2007 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 1.59 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Mauritius | 1.35 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 155.8% | rising |
| 10 | Botswana | 839.73 million current US$ | 2011 | up 317.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Namibia | 652.74 million current US$ | 2005 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Mozambique | 454.21 million current US$ | 2003 | up 490.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Zambia | 334.96 million current US$ | 1999 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 14 | Lesotho | 264.15 million current US$ | 2011 | up 483.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 252.33 million current US$ | 1998 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 16 | Togo | 203.43 million current US$ | 2005 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 164.79 million current US$ | 2001 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Malawi | 161.62 million current US$ | 2002 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 19 | Guinea | 128.71 million current US$ | 1994 | up 1,013.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Eritrea | 51.71 million current US$ | 2009 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 49.99 million current US$ | 2000 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Comoros | 24.06 million current US$ | 1997 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.34 million current US$ | 2002 | up 16.3% | 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 U.S. dollars.