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Tax Revenue (% of GDP) by African country

2024

Central government tax revenue as a share of GDP.

Africa, 202418 of 54 countries
13.2%population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Lesotho · 35.4%Lowest in 2024Somalia · 2.2%Reported in 202418 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 12.3%Democratic Republic of the Congo — no dataSomalia — 2.2%Kenya — no dataSudan — no dataChad — no dataSouth Africa — 25.9%Lesotho — 35.4%Zimbabwe — no dataBotswana — 22.5%Namibia — 33.9%Senegal — no dataMali — no dataMauritania — no dataBenin — no dataNiger — no dataNigeria — no dataCameroon — no dataTogo — no dataGhana — no dataCote d'Ivoire — no dataGuinea — no dataGuinea-Bissau — 8.3%Liberia — no dataSierra Leone — no dataBurkina Faso — 18.7%Central African Republic — no dataRepublic of the Congo — no dataGabon — no dataEquatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 18.8%Malawi — 15.6%Mozambique — 21.8%Eswatini — no dataAngola — 7.6%Burundi — no dataMadagascar — 10.9%Gambia — no dataTunisia — no dataAlgeria — no dataEritrea — no dataMorocco — 22.7%Egypt — no dataLibya — no dataEthiopia — 3.4%Djibouti — no dataUganda — 12.6%Rwanda — 12.7%South Sudan — no dataNigeriaNigeriaEthiopia 3.4%Ethiopia 3.4%KenyaKenyaSouth Africa 25.9%South Africa 25.9%2024HIGHEST IN 2024Lesotho35.4%Namibia33.9%South Africa25.9%Morocco22.7%Botswana22.5%LOWEST IN 2024Somalia2.2%Ethiopia3.4%Angola7.6%Guinea-Bissau8.3%Madagascar10.9%PINNEDKenyano dataNigeriano dataOTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawnno dataComorosnot drawnno dataMauritiusnot drawn20.5%Sao Tome and Principenot drawnno dataSeychellesnot drawnno data% of GDP · quintiles of the observed range2.2%8.3%12.6%18.8%22.5%35.4%no record
20142024
World Bank · 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 countries26.4%
Northern Africa1 of 6 countries22.7%
Western Africa2 of 16 countries17.8%
Eastern Africa10 of 18 countries10.2%
Middle Africa1 of 9 countries7.6%
Africaall 54 countries · 18 with a 2024 figure13.2%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
36 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Algeria, Benin, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon and 31 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

Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Central government tax revenue as a share of GDP.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of GDP
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1972–2024
Coverage18 of 54 countries · 18 reported, 0 modelled, 36 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 18 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) — "Tax Revenue (% of GDP)". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/tax-revenue
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=tax_revenue_pct_gdp&year=2024&limit=100

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

23 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.

#CountryTax Revenue (% of GDP)Period
1Lesotho35.4%2024
2Namibia33.9%2024
3South Africa25.9%2024
4Morocco22.7%2024
5Botswana22.5%2024
6Mozambique21.8%2024
7Mauritius20.5%2024
8Senegal19.5%2023
9Zambia18.8%2024
10Burkina Faso18.7%2024
11Malawi15.6%2024
12Kenya14.1%2023
13Togo13.9%2023
14Cote d'Ivoire13%2023
15Rwanda12.7%2024
16Uganda12.6%2024
17Ghana12.4%2023
18Tanzania12.3%2024
19Madagascar10.9%2024
20Guinea-Bissau8.3%2024
21Angola7.6%2024
22Ethiopia3.4%2024
23Somalia2.2%2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 23 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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