Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Gabon
Gabon: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 15.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
15.2%
Change on year
up 208.7%
World rank
50th
of 189 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2022
All-time low
3.5%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Gabon, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Gabon is 15.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 208.7% on the previous year and up 225.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Gabon peaked at 15.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2008.
That places Gabon 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.5% | — |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +208.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 15.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.0%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 15.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 4.9% | 15.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 49 Congo 15.9% compare
- 50 Malta 15.2% compare
- 50 Senegal 15.2% compare
- 50 North Macedonia 15.2% compare
- 50 Côte d'Ivoire 15.2% compare
- 50 Rwanda 15.2% compare
- 50 Tajikistan 15.2% compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 15.2% compare
- 50 Togo 15.2% compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 15.2% compare
- 50 Georgia 15.2% compare
- 50 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.2% compare
- 50 Peru 15.2% compare
- 50 Türkiye 15.2% compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 15.2% compare
- 50 Honduras 15.2% compare
- 50 Burundi 15.2% compare
- 50 Chad 15.2% compare
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: value added tax in Gabon?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Gabon was 15.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2008.
- How does Gabon rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Gabon ranks 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).