Total revenue (current US$) by country
Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks or fixed capital assets, or from capital transfers from nongovernmental sources. It also includes inheritance taxes and nonrecurrent levies on capital. Data are...
What the numbers show
Total revenue (current US$) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 116.99 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 5.19 million current US$ in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.52 billion current US$, and the mean is 12.49 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22,538.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 1,664.3%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 52.1%).
Total revenue: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 116.99 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 258.4% | rising |
| 2 | Algeria | 80.86 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 3 | Egypt | 50.75 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 33.32 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 170.1% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 20.14 billion current US$ | 2008 | — | rising |
| 6 | Tunisia | 14.55 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 145.1% | rising |
| 7 | Ghana | 8.56 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 543.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Kenya | 7.22 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Botswana | 5.59 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 154.3% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 4.58 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 254.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.45 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 1,664.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Zambia | 3.16 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 309.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Uganda | 3.14 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 14 | Namibia | 2.61 billion current US$ | 2007 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 2.52 billion current US$ | 1997 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 16 | Congo | 2.52 billion current US$ | 2005 | up 383.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 2.22 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 344.1% | rising |
| 18 | Madagascar | 1.91 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 221.5% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 1.89 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 318.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 1.47 billion current US$ | 1999 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 21 | Benin | 1.44 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 222.8% | rising |
| 22 | Lesotho | 1.07 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 159.4% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 905.55 million current US$ | 2001 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 24 | Togo | 850.30 million current US$ | 2011 | up 164.0% | rising |
| 25 | Cape Verde | 546.47 million current US$ | 2009 | — | rising |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 513.12 million current US$ | 2011 | up 246.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Eswatini | 511.92 million current US$ | 2003 | — | rising |
| 28 | Seychelles | 389.75 million current US$ | 2011 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 29 | Burundi | 147.79 million current US$ | 1999 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 30 | Liberia | 5.19 million current US$ | 2011 | up 259.9% | rising |
About this data
Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks or fixed capital assets, or from capital transfers from nongovernmental sources. It also includes inheritance taxes and nonrecurrent levies on capital. Data are in current US dollar.