Gabon: Tax revenue
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| Gabon |
Tax revenue, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 9.49 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2012 - 2021 |
| Average | 12.42 |
| Min - Max | 9.49 - 16.06 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2021 is 9.49 percent, a decline from 12.43 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 16.48 percent, based on data from 126 countries. Historically, the average for Gabon from 2012 to 2021 is 12.42 percent. The minimum value, 9.49 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 16.06 percent was recorded in 2013.
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| Recent values | Gabon: Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.49 |
| 2020 | 12.43 |
| 2019 | 11.48 |
| 2018 | 10.22 |
| 2017 | 11.08 |
| 2016 | 11.47 |
| 2015 | 12.83 |
| 2014 | 15.11 |
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.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Government spending, in dollars | 2.39 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -3.84 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | -0.76 | 2024 | percent |
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| Taxes on goods and services | 13.95 | 2021 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 19.83 | 2021 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 23.92 | 2021 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 53.15 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 72.72 | 2024 | percent |