Income and profits taxes - Country rankings

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Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 27 countries was 27.97 percent. The highest value was in South Africa: 51.81 percent and the lowest value was in the Republic of the Congo: 8.63 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Income and profits taxes, 2021 Global rank Available data
South Africa 51.81 1 1997 - 2022
Namibia 40.53 2 1990 - 2022
Ghana 39.9 3 1990 - 2022
Zambia 39.05 4 1990 - 2021
Malawi 38.4 5 2009 - 2022
Mozambique 34.71 6 2010 - 2022
Swaziland 34.39 7 1999 - 2021
Kenya 32.05 8 2014 - 2021
Morocco 30.09 9 1990 - 2022
Botswana 29.85 10 1990 - 2022
Uganda 29.7 11 2015 - 2022
DR Congo 29.22 12 1990 - 2022
Tanzania 28.37 13 2009 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 26.02 14 2006 - 2022
Mauritius 25.47 15 2002 - 2022
Burkina Faso 25.32 16 2002 - 2022
Ethiopia 25.09 17 1990 - 2022
Senegal 24.71 18 2015 - 2022
Ivory Coast 24.25 19 1995 - 2022
Gabon 23.92 20 2012 - 2021
Madagascar 22.48 21 1990 - 2022
Lesotho 22.29 22 1984 - 2022
Cameroon 21.77 23 1990 - 2021
Togo 20.47 24 2004 - 2022
Burundi 15.84 25 1991 - 2021
C.A. Republic 10.74 26 2004 - 2021
R. of Congo 8.63 27 2003 - 2021


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Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.

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1. South Africa
2. Namibia
3. Ghana
4. Zambia
5. Malawi
6. Mozambique
7. Swaziland
8. Kenya
9. Morocco
10. Botswana
11. Uganda
12. DR Congo
13. Tanzania
14. Eq. Guinea
15. Mauritius
16. Burkina Faso
17. Ethiopia
18. Senegal
19. Ivory Coast
20. Gabon
21. Madagascar
22. Lesotho
23. Cameroon
24. Togo
25. Burundi
26. C.A. Republic
27. R. of Congo
51.81
40.53
39.90
39.05
38.40
34.71
34.39
32.05
30.09
29.85
29.70
29.22
28.37
26.02
25.47
25.32
25.09
24.71
24.25
23.92
22.48
22.29
21.77
20.47
15.84
10.74
8.63
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13
25.9
38.9
51.81


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