Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 11.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Africa, 2014–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Africa stood at 11.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Africa peaked at 13.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2023.
Eastern Africa ranks 22nd of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.3% | — |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 13.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More economy & growth data for Eastern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.86 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 920,068 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 127,870 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,842 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,011 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 504,851 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 62.86 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 58.67 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.36 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 25.33 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Africa?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Africa was 11.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2023.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Eastern Africa ranks 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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