Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 13.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2023
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 Cote d'Ivoire is 13.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 18.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2011.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 106th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.0% | — |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -49.3% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +40.3% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +10.3% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 13.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 13.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.6%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Cote d'Ivoire 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 | -49.3% | 18.8% | 9.5% |
| 2012 | +40.3% | 7.6% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.6% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.8% | 13.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Tax revenue in Cote d'Ivoire was 13.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2011.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for tax revenue?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 106th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.