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Government Revenue (% of GDP) by African country

2024

General government revenue as a share of GDP.

Africa, 202437 of 54 countries
15.5%population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Lesotho · 62.5%Lowest in 2024Sudan · 2.9%Reported in 202437 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 16.1%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 15.2%Somalia — no dataKenya — 17.5%Sudan — 2.9%Chad — 16.7%South Africa — 27.2%Lesotho — 62.5%Zimbabwe — no dataBotswana — no dataNamibia — 36.3%Senegal — 20.1%Mali — no dataMauritania — no dataBenin — 15.0%Niger — 9.2%Nigeria — 10.8%Cameroon — no dataTogo — 19.0%Ghana — 15.9%Cote d'Ivoire — 16.4%Guinea — 15.6%Guinea-Bissau — 13.1%Liberia — no dataSierra Leone — no dataBurkina Faso — 22.0%Central African Republic — 14.5%Republic of the Congo — 25.3%Gabon — 20.9%Equatorial Guinea — 17.9%Zambia — no dataMalawi — no dataMozambique — 27.1%Eswatini — 31.5%Angola — 17.4%Burundi — 17.5%Madagascar — 13.7%Gambia — no dataTunisia — 27.9%Algeria — 23.0%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 29.1%Egypt — no dataLibya — no dataEthiopia — 7.5%Djibouti — 18.0%Uganda — 14.7%Rwanda — 22.2%South Sudan — no dataNigeria 10.8%Nigeria 10.8%Ethiopia 7.5%Ethiopia 7.5%Kenya 17.5%Kenya 17.5%South Africa 27.2%South Africa 27.2%2024HIGHEST IN 2024Lesotho62.5%Namibia36.3%Seychellesnot drawn33.1%Eswatini31.5%Morocco29.1%LOWEST IN 2024Sudan2.9%Ethiopia7.5%Niger9.2%Nigeria10.8%Guinea-Bissau13.1%PINNEDKenya17.5%20 of 37South Africa27.2%7 of 37OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn25.0%Comorosnot drawn16.2%Mauritiusnot drawnno dataSao Tome and Principenot drawnno data% of GDP · quintiles of the observed range2.9%14.7%16.4%19%25.3%62.5%no record
20142024
IMF · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa4 of 5 countries28.8%
Northern Africa4 of 6 countries18.1%
Middle Africa7 of 9 countries16.3%
Eastern Africa11 of 18 countries14.4%
Western Africa11 of 16 countries13.1%
Africaall 54 countries · 37 with a 2024 figure15.5%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
17 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Botswana, Cameroon, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia and 12 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Government Revenue (% of GDP)General government revenue as a share of GDP.
SourceIMF, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of GDP
Last updated29 Jun 2026
Next expected updateJun 2027
Date range1980–2024
Coverage37 of 54 countries · 37 reported, 0 modelled, 17 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 37 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Government Revenue (% of GDP)". Data adapted from IMF. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/government-revenue
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=government_revenue_pct_gdp&year=2024&limit=100

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Government Revenue (% of GDP): most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

37 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryGovernment Revenue (% of GDP)Period
1Lesotho62.5%2024
2Namibia36.3%2024
3Seychelles33.1%2024
4Eswatini31.5%2024
5Morocco29.1%2024
6Tunisia27.9%2024
7South Africa27.2%2024
8Mozambique27.1%2024
9Republic of the Congo25.3%2024
10Cabo Verde25%2024
11Algeria23%2024
12Rwanda22.2%2024
13Burkina Faso22%2024
14Gabon20.9%2024
15Senegal20.1%2024
16Togo19%2024
17Djibouti18%2024
18Equatorial Guinea17.9%2024
19Burundi17.5%2024
20Kenya17.5%2024
21Angola17.4%2024
22Chad16.7%2024
23Cote d'Ivoire16.4%2024
24Comoros16.2%2024
25Tanzania16.1%2024
26Ghana15.9%2024
27Guinea15.6%2024
28Democratic Republic of the Congo15.2%2024
29Benin15%2024
30Uganda14.7%2024
31Central African Republic14.5%2024
32Madagascar13.7%2024
33Guinea-Bissau13.1%2024
34Nigeria10.8%2024
35Niger9.2%2024
36Ethiopia7.5%2024
37Sudan2.9%2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 37 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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