Zambia - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Zambia was 12,878,800,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,878,800,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 22,081,900,000 in 1990.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1990 22,081,900,000
1991 38,184,800,000
1992 106,571,000,000
1993 222,914,000,000
1994 421,909,000,000
1995 516,135,000,000
1996 699,803,000,000
1997 907,900,000,000
1998 1,066,400,000,000
1999 1,378,300,000,000
2001 2,445,500,000,000
2002 2,848,230,000,000
2003 3,447,690,000,000
2004 4,553,750,000,000
2005 5,502,070,000,000
2006 6,302,400,000,000
2007 7,802,050,000,000
2008 9,538,990,000,000
2009 9,667,560,000,000
2010 12,878,800,000,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Zambia was 16.58 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 19.48 in 1990, while its lowest value was 14.96 in 2009.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1990 19.48
1991 17.49
1992 18.71
1993 15.04
1994 18.83
1995 17.18
1996 17.72
1997 17.66
1998 17.69
1999 18.43
2001 18.62
2002 17.43
2003 16.65
2004 17.52
2005 17.17
2006 16.34
2007 16.89
2008 17.39
2009 14.96
2010 16.58

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance