Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 25.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Southern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Africa is 25.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Africa peaked at 25.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2003.
Southern Africa ranks 2nd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.2% | — |
| 2001 | 21.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 20.6% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 22.7% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 23.6% | 25.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,489 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.5481 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices -0.7455 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.74 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Africa?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Southern Africa was 25.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2003.
- How does Southern Africa rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Southern Africa ranks 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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