Other taxes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Other taxes was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Other taxes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.9% for other taxes in 2021.
The figure is down 23.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other taxes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Other taxes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +92.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 10 Philippines 5.3% compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 5.1% compare
- 12 Gabon 5.1% compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.9% compare
- 14 Mozambique 4.8% compare
- 15 Korea 4.7% compare
- 16 Italy 4.2% compare
More public sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5808 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.78 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.65 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other taxes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Other taxes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.9% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other taxes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest other taxes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for other taxes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2021.
- Is other taxes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other taxes (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.