Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1998–2017
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Sierra Leone stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.
Sierra Leone ranks 156th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +71.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -33.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +115.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -41.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 153 Afghanistan 0.9% compare
- 154 Uganda 0.8% compare
- 155 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8% compare
- 157 Mozambique 0.7% compare
- 158 Madagascar 0.7% compare
- 159 Sudan 0.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 50.14 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 50.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.8% in 2017, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 156th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.