Gambia: Tax revenue
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| Gambia |
Tax revenue, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 18.20 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1990 - 1990 |
| Average | 18.20 |
| Min - Max | 18.20 - 18.20 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 1990 is 18.2 percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 16.08 percent, based on data from 76 countries. Historically, the average for the Gambia from 1990 to 1990 is 18.2 percent. The minimum value, 18.2 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 18.2 percent was recorded in 1990.
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The value of that indicator for 1990 is 18.2 percent.
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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 | 0.27 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -4.08 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | -0.93 | 2024 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 18.20 | 1990 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 48.40 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 326 | 2019 | hours |
| Taxes on goods and services | 28.29 | 1990 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 32.44 | 1990 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 9.73 | 1990 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 343.86 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 79.96 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 14.51 | 2024 | percent |