Tax revenue in Niger
Niger: Tax revenue was 11.8% in 1980. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Niger, 1976–1980
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Niger recorded 11.8% for tax revenue in 1980. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 24.9% over five years.
Niger ranks 119th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tax revenue in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9.4% | — |
| 1977 | 9.2% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 9.5% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 10.9% | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 116 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.1%
- 117 Mali 12.0%
- 118 Kazakhstan 11.9%
- 120 Guatemala 11.6%
- 121 Cameroon 11.3%
- 122 Paraguay 11.3%
More public sector data for Niger
- Arms imports 15.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5734 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -54.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 15.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 435.88 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Niger?
- Tax revenue in Niger was 11.8% in 1980, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1977.
- How does Niger rank for tax revenue?
- Niger ranks 119th out of 157 countries with data for 1980.
- Where does this Niger 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.