Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Niger
Niger: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 36.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.0%
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
142nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
36.0%
in 2022
All-time low
27.6%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Niger, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Niger recorded 36.0% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Niger peaked at 36.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2008.
That places Niger 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27.6% | — |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +13.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 36.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 36.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 27.9% | 35.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 31.8% | 36.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Niger?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Niger was 36.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2008.
- How does Niger rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Niger ranks 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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