Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Africa

Africa: Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and was 16.09 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.09 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
4th
of 4 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

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and 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

Africa recorded 16.09 Percentage of GDP for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and 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.

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-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

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 1 Japan 33.73 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 2 New Zealand 32.89 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 2 Viet Nam 17.18 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 3 Cook Islands 31.11 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 3 Timor-Leste 10.02 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 4 Marshall Islands 30.49 Percentage of GDP compare
  7. 5 Australia 29.87 Percentage of GDP compare
  8. 6 Mongolia 29.5 Percentage of GDP compare
  9. 7 Niue 28.46 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Africa?
Revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Africa was 16.09 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 16.09 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 14.61 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
How does Africa rank for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and?
Africa ranks 4th out of 4 groups with data for 2023.
Is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and 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 Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
42 places, 935 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific economies presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.