Tax revenue as a share of GDP fell 2.37% to 11.7% in Malawi in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, tax revenue as a share of GDP in Malawi reached an all time high of 15.9% in 2014 and an all time low of 11.7% in 2020.
Malawi has been ranked 85th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of tax revenue as a share of GDP, 18 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Tax Revenue (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | % | 13.5% | 11.0% | 9.73% | 9.22% | 9.64% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.1% | 26.3% | 21.6% | 23.9% | 21.7% | ||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.0% | 15.1% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 36.3% | 33.8% | 29.3% | 33.0% | 31.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.9% | 15.2% | 15.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% | |||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 22.2% | 21.4% | ||||||
| Namibia | % | 34.6% | 33.4% | 30.1% | 31.7% | 29.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 24.4% | 25.0% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.4% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 11.7% | ... | ... | |||||
| Uganda | % | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 11.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | ... | 15.8% | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 16.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.7% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 7.21% | ... | ... |
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