Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 29.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1991–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Africa Eastern and Southern is 29.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 33.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1992.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 7th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.7% | — |
| 1992 | 20.6% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 20.6% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 21.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 29.1% | 33.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More public sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Arms imports 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 17.76 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 -0.536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Africa Eastern and Southern was 29.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1992.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.