Gabon: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 19.14% from 327.28 billion in 2016 (3.56% a year on average, compounded). Since 2012 it is down 29.32% from 551.7 billion in 2012 (3.78% a year on average, compounded).

What the numbers say

In 2021, Gabon's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) fell 29% on 2020 (from 548.83 billion to 389.92 billion).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2020), the average change was +1.8% and a typical year strayed about 20.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 24.8% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.8% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 15% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Gabon in the 2021 ranking

• Bangladesh — 1st of 8: 873.4 billion
• Cameroon — 2nd of 8: 770.82 billion
• Burundi — 4th of 8: 223.33 billion
• Congo, Rep. — 5th of 8: 145.53 billion
• Peru — 6th of 8: 54.88 billion

What this measures

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 10 values

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 5.53 trillion (2024)
• Botswana — 24.09 billion (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 709.39 billion (2024)
• Burundi — 223.33 billion (2021)
• Cabo Verde — 9.96 billion (2020)
• Cameroon — 770.82 billion (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 9.01 trillion (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 145.53 billion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 1.84 trillion (2023)

More public sector data for Gabon

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 356.11 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 207.07 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.66% (2025)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 6 million (2024)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 7,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 1% (2020)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 6.45% (2025)
• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 60 (2024)
• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 62.39 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Gabon's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU)?

389.92 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2012?

It is down 29.32% from 551.7 billion in 2012 (3.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 636.42 billion in 2013 and the lowest 327.28 billion in 2016.

Is the latest change in taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) unusual for Gabon?

In 2021, Gabon's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) fell 29% on 2020 (from 548.83 billion to 389.92 billion). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2020), the average change was +1.8% and a typical year strayed about 20.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.YPKG.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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