Revenue Statistics in Africa 2018

Abstract

The LAC average refers to the Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2018 publication. oe.cd/revenue-statistics-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean The Republic of the Congo's1 tax-to-GDP ratio in 2016 (16.0%) was lower than the average of the 21 African countries in Revenue Statistics in Africa (18.2%) by 2.2 percentage points and also lower than the LAC average (22.7%). The tax-to-GDP ratio in the Republic of the Congo1 decreased by 0.6 percentage points, from 16.6% in 2015 to 16.0% in 2016. In comparison, the average for the 21 African countries in Revenue Statistics in Africa 2018 remained at 18.2% over the same period. The tax-to-GDP ratio in the Republic of the Congo has increased since 2000, when it was 4.3%. Over the same period, the average for the 21 African countries increased from 13.1% in 2000 to 18.2% in 2016. Across this period, the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in the Republic of the Congo was 16.6% in 2015, with the lowest being 4.3% in 2000.