Tax revenue in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Tax revenue was 18.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1999–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Africa Eastern and Southern is 18.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 73.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2010.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.2% | — |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -71.9% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue in Africa Eastern and Southern changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -71.9% | 73.2% | 20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 16.5% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.9% | 18.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 5 Luxembourg 28.6% compare
- 6 Macau, China 27.4% compare
- 7 Greece 27.4% compare
- 8 Sweden 27.2% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.9% compare
- 10 South Africa 25.9% compare
- 11 Austria 25.8% compare
More public sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Arms imports 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 17.76 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 -0.536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Tax revenue in Africa Eastern and Southern was 18.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2010.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for tax revenue?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.