Taxes on international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Taxes on international trade was 10.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2009–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 10.1% for taxes on international trade in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 13.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2011.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13.4% | — |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +36.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2 Eswatini 35.5% compare
- 3 Namibia 32.7% compare
- 4 Botswana 32.6% compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 29.2% compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 25.5% compare
- 7 Bahamas 23.6% compare
- 8 Philippines 20.8% compare
More public sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Arms imports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.8 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 -6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Taxes on international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa was 10.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for taxes on international trade?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.