Tax revenue as share of GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 9.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Gabon, 1980–2021
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, tax revenue as share of gdp in Gabon stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Gabon peaked at 28.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1990.
Gabon ranks 88th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.2% | — |
| 1981 | 27.0% | +21.7% |
| 1982 | 26.7% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 25.1% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 27.3% | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 28.3% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | -29.7% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | +38.4% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +41.2% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -31.4% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 13.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 12.5% | 20.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.2% | 16.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 9.5% | 12.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 85 Mozambique 20.9% compare
- 86 Fiji 20.7% compare
- 87 El Salvador 20.6% compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 20.5%
- 90 Naoero 20.3%
- 91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 20.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 220.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.82 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.2766 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,286 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4908 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Gabon?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Gabon was 9.5% in 2021, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Gabon ranks 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.