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Sub-Saharan Africa
Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Lesotho leads Tax revenue (% of GDP) in 2024 at 35.42%, while Somalia, Fed. Rep. sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 2.24%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.08.917.726.635.4LesothoLesotho: 35.42%35.4NamibiaNamibia: 33.87%33.9South AfricaSouth Africa: 25.88%25.9MozambiqueMozambique: 21.85%21.8MauritiusMauritius: 20.53%20.5ZambiaZambia: 18.83%18.8Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 18.68%18.7MalawiMalawi: 15.60%15.6TanzaniaTanzania: 12.74%12.7UgandaUganda: 12.63%12.6MadagascarMadagascar: 10.94%10.9Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 8.30%8.3

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Lesotho 35.42%
2 Namibia 33.87%
3 South Africa 25.88%
4 Mozambique 21.85%
5 Mauritius 20.53%
6 Zambia 18.83%
7 Burkina Faso 18.68%
8 Malawi 15.60%
9 Tanzania 12.74%
10 Uganda 12.63%
11 Madagascar 10.94%
12 Guinea-Bissau 8.30%
13 Angola 7.59%
14 Ethiopia 3.40%
15 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 2.24%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Tax revenue (% of GDP) in 2024, Lesotho leads with a gap of 1.55% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 15 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Somalia, Fed. Rep. at 2.24%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.