Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nigeria
Nigeria: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 44.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
44.0%
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
125th
of 189 countries
All-time high
44.0%
in 2022
All-time low
20.6%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nigeria, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 44.0% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 113.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nigeria peaked at 44.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2008.
That places Nigeria 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20.6% | — |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +44.1% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +19.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 44.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 44.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 20.6% | 29.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 37.0% | 44.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 122 Dominican Republic 44.7% compare
- 123 Algeria 44.2% compare
- 124 Grenada 44.0% compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 43.5% compare
- 127 Solomon Islands 43.3% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 43.1% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 Nigeria?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nigeria was 44.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Nigeria ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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