Tax revenue (% of GDP) - GFS - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators

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Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue. Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) - GFS - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Lesotho (2007)54.35
2Algeria (2007)29.81
3South Africa (2007)29
4Swaziland (2003)27.63
5Zimbabwe (1997)26.37
6Seychelles (2007)26.34
7Morocco (2007)25.15
8Namibia (2003)23.47
9North Africa (2007)23.04
10Ghana (2007)22.81
11Gambia (1993)22.25
12Africa (2004)21.75
13Cape Verde (2006)20.97
14Tunisia (2008)20.26
15Kenya (2007)17.98
16Mauritius (2007)17.58
17Zambia (2007)17.08
18Togo (2007)16.35
19Benin (2006)16.34
20Senegal (2001)16.12
21Mali (2007)15.56
22Ivory Coast (2007)15.47
23Egypt (2007)15.35
24Botswana (1996)15.09
25Burundi (1999)13.6
26Uganda (2006)12.28
27Burkina Faso (2006)12.01
28Niger (2007)11.46
29Madagascar (2007)11.43
30Cameroon (1999)11.2
31Guinea (1999)11.13
32Sierra Leone (2004)11.01
33Ethiopia (2002)10.18
34Rwanda (1992)9.05
35Sudan (1999)6.39
36Republic of the Congo (2005)6.24
37Central African Republic (2004)6.21
38Democratic Republic of the Congo (2002)0
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