Tax revenue in Benin

Central government tax revenue in Benin was equal to 10.8% of GDP in 1979.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1976 to 1979 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Benin is for 1979. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Benin, 1979 10.8% % of GDP
Change from 1978 −1.5percentage points 1978: 12.3%
World, 2024 13.9% Official aggregate Not the same period as Benin (1979).

Tax revenue in Benin over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2002 to 2024
Period BeninWorld
2024 – 13.9%
2023 – 13.9%
2022 – 14.5%
2021 – 14.3%
2020 – 13.7%
2019 – 13.8%
2018 – 13.9%
2017 – 14.2%
2016 – 13.9%
2015 – 14.0%
2014 – 14.0%
2013 – 14.0%
2012 – 13.8%
2011 – 13.7%
2010 – 13.3%
2009 – 13.1%
2008 – 14.3%
2007 – 14.8%
2006 – 14.5%
2005 – 14.1%
2004 – 14.5%
2003 – 14.4%
2002 – 14.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 12.3% in 1978.
  • Since 1976, when it was 13.1%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1976 to 1979 for Benin
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics