Taxes on goods and services in Benin
Benin: Taxes on goods and services was 2.3% in 1979. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Benin, 1972–1979
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 1979, taxes on goods and services in Benin stood at 2.3%.
The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
That places Benin 146th out of 154 countries with data for 1979, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on goods and services in Benin, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.5% | — |
| 1973 | 2.8% | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +31.0% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -21.9% |
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More public sector data for Benin
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4149 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -45.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 10.66 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0072 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 154.11 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Benin?
- Taxes on goods and services in Benin was 2.3% in 1979, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1977.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Benin ranks 146th out of 154 countries with data for 1979.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.