Tax revenue in Sudan

Central government tax revenue in Sudan was equal to 7.4% of GDP in 2016.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2009 to 2016 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Sudan is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Sudan, 2016 7.4% % of GDP
Change from 2015 −0.8percentage points 2015: 8.2%
World, 2016 13.9% Official aggregate

Tax revenue in Sudan 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 SudanWorld
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 7.4% 13.9%
2015 8.2% 14.0%
2014 8.0% 14.0%
2013 7.7% 14.0%
2012 6.9% 13.8%
2011 3.9% 13.7%
2010 5.9% 13.3%
2009 6.5% 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 −0.8 percentage points from 8.2% in 2015.
  • Since 2009, when it was 6.5%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2016 was 13.9%.

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
2009 to 2016 for Sudan
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