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Central government revenues, excluding all grants (% of GDP) by country

Central government revenues, excluding all grants.

Countries reporting
51
Highest
17,546.8%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Mali
Median
20.9%
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
1,580

What the numbers show

Central government revenues, excluding all grants (% of GDP) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 17,546.8% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 20.9%, and the mean is 366.1%.

Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 222.1%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 100.0%).

Central government revenues, excluding all grants: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 17,546.8% 2011 up 56.3% rising
2 Angola 48.8% 2011 up 8.3% rising
3 Lesotho 44.4% 2011 down 1.8% rising
4 Ghana 43.8% 2010 down 48.5% falling
5 Congo 43.6% 2011 up 42.1% rising
6 South Africa 40.0% 2008 down 0.9% falling
7 Sao Tome and Principe 34.4% 2011 up 0.4% volatile
8 Malawi 31.6% 2011 up 74.1% rising
9 Djibouti 31.2% 2006 up 7.8% rising
10 Botswana 30.7% 2011 down 14.6% falling
11 Zimbabwe 30.3% 2011 up 25.6% falling
12 Seychelles 28.6% 2010 down 29.1% falling
13 Equatorial Guinea 28.2% 2010 up 51.5% rising
14 Morocco 27.8% 2011 up 24.2% rising
15 Gabon 27.7% 2011 down 18.5% rising
16 Nigeria 27.1% 2011 down 38.0% rising
17 Algeria 26.4% 2011 up 36.6% rising
18 Mauritania 26.2% 2011 up 49.0% falling
19 Eswatini 26.1% 2011 up 4.0% rising
20 Liberia 25.9% 2008 up 106.0% rising
21 Kenya 23.8% 2011 up 27.5% rising
22 Namibia 22.8% 2011 down 31.1% rising
23 Egypt 21.9% 2011 up 4.0% falling
24 Cote d'Ivoire 21.8% 2011 up 26.1% falling
25 Tunisia 21.2% 2011 down 2.3% falling
26 Zambia 20.9% 2011 up 9.9% falling
27 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.9% 2011 up 222.1% volatile
28 Chad 20.9% 2010 up 60.5% rising
29 Senegal 20.7% 2011 up 24.0% rising
30 Mauritius 20.3% 2011 up 13.0% falling
31 Guinea 20.3% 2011 up 28.7% rising
32 Gambia 19.6% 2011 up 113.1% falling
33 Benin 19.5% 2007 up 41.9% rising
34 Burundi 18.1% 2008 up 2.0% rising
35 Cameroon 17.6% 2011 down 4.2% volatile
36 Togo 17.3% 2011 up 17.0% falling
37 Madagascar 16.8% 2011 up 66.0% flat
38 Burkina Faso 16.2% 2011 up 46.3% rising
39 Sudan 15.7% 2009 up 106.5% volatile
40 Tanzania 15.3% 2011 up 49.7% rising
41 Comoros 14.3% 2010 up 40.0% rising
42 Rwanda 14.2% 2011 up 22.7% rising
43 Eritrea 13.2% 2009 down 59.4% falling
44 Uganda 13.1% 2011 up 24.4% rising
45 Sierra Leone 12.6% 2011 up 28.8% rising
46 Niger 12.2% 2007 up 44.9% flat
47 Ethiopia 11.5% 2011 down 26.2% flat
48 Central African Republic 10.7% 2010 up 15.0% rising
49 Guinea-Bissau 8.8% 2011 down 50.4% volatile
50 Cape Verde 0.0% 2011 up 8.5% volatile
51 Mali 0.0% 2011 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Central government revenues, excluding all grants (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 1,580 data points, 1965–2011
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Central government revenues, excluding all grants.