Tanzania - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Tanzania was 15,091,800,000,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,091,800,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 4,428,790,000,000 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.

Year Value
2009 4,428,790,000,000
2010 4,428,790,000,000
2011 5,286,420,000,000
2012 6,501,710,000,000
2013 7,824,560,000,000
2014 9,386,880,000,000
2015 9,899,600,000,000
2016 12,342,800,000,000
2017 14,055,200,000,000
2018 15,091,800,000,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Tanzania was 11.70 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 11.83 in 2017, while its lowest value was 9.79 in 2011.

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
2009 11.53
2010 9.91
2011 9.79
2012 10.43
2013 10.72
2014 11.36
2015 10.49
2016 11.39
2017 11.83
2018 11.70

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance