Tax revenue in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Tax revenue was 6.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
6.6%
Change on year
up 22.3%
World rank
149th
of 157 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2009
All-time low
5.4%
in 2021
Years of data
17
2006–2022

Tax revenue in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022

0510152006201420222006: 9.7 % of GDP2007: 7.5 % of GDP2008: 7.8 % of GDP2009: 12.8 % of GDP2010: 7.6 % of GDP2011: 7 % of GDP2012: 8.7 % of GDP2013: 8.5 % of GDP2014: 8.3 % of GDP2015: 11.5 % of GDP2016: 6.4 % of GDP2017: 6 % of GDP2018: 6.2 % of GDP2019: 9.3 % of GDP2020: 8 % of GDP2021: 5.4 % of GDP2022: 6.6 % of GDP

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 Equatorial Guinea is 6.6%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 22.3% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 12.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2021.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Tax revenue in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Equatorial Guinea, 2006 to 2022.
Year % of GDP Change
2006 9.7%
2007 7.5% -21.9%
2008 7.8% +3.2%
2009 12.8% +63.9%
2010 7.6% -40.6%
2011 7.0% -7.5%
2012 8.7% +24.6%
2013 8.5% -2.6%
2014 8.3% -2.6%
2015 11.5% +38.1%
2016 6.4% -44.3%
2017 6.0% -6.3%
2018 6.2% +3.1%
2019 9.3% +50.8%
2020 8.0% -13.9%
2021 5.4% -32.7%
2022 6.6% +22.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.4% 7.5% 12.8% 4
2010s 7.9% 6.0% 11.5% 10
2020s 6.7% 5.4% 8.0% 3

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 146 Micronesia, Federated States of 7.0% compare
  2. 147 China 7.0% compare
  3. 148 India 6.9% compare
  4. 150 Congo 6.5% compare
  5. 151 Myanmar 6.0% compare
  6. 152 Ethiopia 3.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue in Equatorial Guinea?
Tax revenue in Equatorial Guinea was 6.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for tax revenue?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
Is tax revenue rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
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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.