Zambia - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Zambia was 50,107,700,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50,107,700,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 22,081,900 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
1991 38,184,800
1992 106,570,700
1993 222,913,700
1994 421,908,600
1995 516,135,400
1996 699,802,500
1997 907,900,000
1998 1,066,400,000
1999 1,378,300,000
2001 2,445,504,000
2002 2,848,227,000
2003 3,447,688,000
2004 4,553,747,000
2005 5,502,071,000
2006 6,302,400,000
2007 7,923,241,000
2008 8,895,495,000
2009 9,040,100,000
2010 12,477,510,000
2011 16,780,540,000
2012 19,549,490,000
2013 21,711,620,000
2014 26,329,270,000
2015 26,395,800,000
2016 28,855,960,000
2017 37,393,010,000
2018 45,643,370,000
2019 50,107,700,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Zambia was 16.68 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 19.48 in 1990, while its lowest value was 11.69 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 17.24
1995 15.69
1996 16.11
1997 16.05
1998 16.19
1999 16.95
2001 16.54
2002 15.44
2003 14.86
2004 15.32
2005 14.79
2006 13.71
2007 14.08
2008 13.26
2009 11.69
2010 12.83
2011 14.72
2012 14.89
2013 14.35
2014 15.76
2015 14.39
2016 13.35
2017 15.18
2018 16.59
2019 16.68

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance