Taxes on goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Taxes on goods and services was 32.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2009–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 32.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 36.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2010.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26.4% | — |
| 2010 | 26.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 26.2% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.9% | 32.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More public sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Arms imports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.8 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 -6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Taxes on goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa was 32.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2010.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.