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Tax Revenue (% of GDP) by African country
Lesotho has the highest tax revenue as a share of GDP of any African country, at 35.4%, ahead of Namibia and South Africa.
Central government tax revenue as a share of GDP. 42 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Latest available year varies by country (1979–2024); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
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| # | Country | Tax Revenue (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Namibia | 33.9% | |
| 3 | South Africa | 25.9% | |
| 4 | Eswatini | 24.3% | |
| 5 | Botswana | 22.5% | |
| 6 | Seychelles | 22.1% ⚠ ’08 | |
| 7 | Mozambique | 21.8% | |
| 8 | Morocco | 20.7% | |
| 9 | Mauritius | 20.5% | |
| 10 | Tunisia | 20.1% ⚠ ’12 | |
| 11 | Senegal | 19.5% | |
| 12 | Zambia | 18.8% | |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 18.7% | |
| 14 | Cabo Verde | 18.4% | |
| 15 | Gambia | 18.2% ⚠ ’90 | |
| 16 | Malawi | 15.6% | |
| 17 | Kenya | 14.1% | |
| 18 | Togo | 13.9% | |
| 19 | Rwanda | 13.1% | |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13% | |
| 21 | Tanzania | 12.7% | |
| 22 | Burundi | 12.7% | |
| 23 | Uganda | 12.6% | |
| 24 | Egypt | 12.5% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 25 | Ghana | 12.4% | |
| 26 | Mali | 12% | |
| 27 | Niger | 11.8% ⚠ ’80 | |
| 28 | Cameroon | 11.3% | |
| 29 | Madagascar | 10.9% | |
| 30 | Benin | 10.8% ⚠ ’79 | |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.7% | |
| 32 | Gabon | 9.5% | |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.3% | |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 8.2% | |
| 35 | Angola | 7.6% | |
| 36 | Guinea | 7.4% ⚠ ’92 | |
| 37 | Sudan | 7.4% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 7.2% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.6% | |
| 40 | Republic of the Congo | 6.5% | |
| 41 | Ethiopia | 3.4% | |
| 42 | Somalia | 2.2% |
Eswatini
Botswana
Seychelles
Mozambique
Morocco
Mauritius
Tunisia
Senegal
Zambia
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Gambia
Malawi
Kenya
Togo
Rwanda
Cote d'Ivoire
Tanzania
Burundi
Uganda
Egypt
Ghana
Mali
Niger
Cameroon
Madagascar
Benin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Guinea-Bissau
Central African Republic
Angola
Guinea
Sudan
Zimbabwe
Equatorial Guinea
Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
SomaliaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Tax Revenue (% of GDP) figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=tax_revenue_pct_gdp&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest tax revenue as a share of GDP?
Lesotho has the highest tax revenue as a share of GDP in Africa at 35.4% (2024), followed by Namibia and South Africa.
Which African country has the lowest tax revenue as a share of GDP?
Somalia has the lowest tax revenue as a share of GDP of the 42 African countries with data, at 2.2% (2024).
How many African countries report Tax Revenue (% of GDP) data?
42 of 54 African countries have a Tax Revenue (% of GDP) figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 1979–2024). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=tax_revenue_pct_gdp&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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