Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Gabon
Gabon: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 38.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
38.6%
Change on year
up 79.4%
World rank
136th
of 189 countries
All-time high
38.6%
in 2022
All-time low
17.4%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Gabon, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 38.6% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 79.4% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Gabon peaked at 38.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2008.
Gabon ranks 136th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.4% | — |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +79.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 38.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 77% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 38.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.6% | 25.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 21.6% | 38.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Gabon?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Gabon was 38.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2008.
- How does Gabon rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Gabon ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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