Tax revenue in Zimbabwe

Central government tax revenue in Zimbabwe was equal to 7.2% of GDP in 2018.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2009 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Zimbabwe is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Zimbabwe, 2018 7.2% % of GDP
Change from 2017 +1.7percentage points 2017: 5.5%
World, 2018 13.9% Official aggregate

Tax revenue in Zimbabwe 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 ZimbabweWorld
2024 – 13.9%
2023 – 13.9%
2022 – 14.5%
2021 – 14.3%
2020 – 13.7%
2019 – 13.8%
2018 7.2% 13.9%
2017 5.5% 14.2%
2016 15.5% 13.9%
2015 17.7% 14.0%
2014 – 14.0%
2013 – 14.0%
2012 17.8% 13.8%
2011 17.9% 13.7%
2010 17.4% 13.3%
2009 9.2% 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 +1.7 percentage points from 5.5% in 2017.
  • Since 2009, when it was 9.2%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2018 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 2018 for Zimbabwe
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