Benin: Tax revenue

The latest value from 1979 is 10.79 percent, a decline from 12.26 percent in 1978. In comparison, the world average is 16.10 percent, based on data from 47 countries. Historically, the average for Benin from 1976 to 1979 is 12.27 percent. The minimum value, 10.79 percent, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 13.06 percent was recorded in 1976. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutionalunits to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.