Tax revenue in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Tax revenue was 8.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Central African Republic, 2004–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, tax revenue in Central African Republic stood at 8.2%.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Central African Republic peaked at 8.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2014.
Central African Republic ranks 138th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.2% | — |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +33.4% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -49.8% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 2 |
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- 135 Gabon 9.5% compare
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More public sector data for Central African Republic
- Arms imports 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -95.45 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 13.35 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0259 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 71.17 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 69.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Central African Republic?
- Tax revenue in Central African Republic was 8.2% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2014.
- How does Central African Republic rank for tax revenue?
- Central African Republic ranks 138th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.