Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Senegal
Senegal: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 31.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Senegal, 2015–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Senegal is 31.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Senegal peaked at 31.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2015.
That places Senegal 102nd out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.3% | — |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +3.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 31.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 89% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 31.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.3% | 28.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 29.2% | 31.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Senegal?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Senegal was 31.9% in 2023, 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Senegal ranks 102nd out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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About this data
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.