Taxes on goods and services in Gabon
Gabon: Taxes on goods and services was 2.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Gabon, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Gabon is 2.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Gabon peaked at 3.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2018.
That places Gabon 145th out of 154 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on goods and services in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.6% | — |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +51.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -37.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -34.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Gabon
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3939 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 125.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 319.10 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 62.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Gabon?
- Taxes on goods and services in Gabon was 2.4% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- How does Gabon rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Gabon ranks 145th out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.