Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Gabon
Gabon: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 38.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Gabon, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 38.1% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2021.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Gabon peaked at 50.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2016.
Gabon ranks 72nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 44.8% | — |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | -23.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 38.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 38.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.2% | 34.3% | 49.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 38.1% | 50.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 income, profits and capital gains in Gabon?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Gabon was 38.1% in 2021, 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2016.
- How does Gabon rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Gabon ranks 72nd out of 153 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.