Tax policy and performance in Africa

Africa has a low tax capacity (ability to collect taxes) of about 20 per cent of GDP and a lower tax revenue to GDP ratio (17 per cent) than other regions, largely because of inefficiencies in tax policy and revenue collection. Thus, addressing tax capacity constraints and collection inefficiencies could boost tax revenue in Africa by 3 per cent of GDP (the difference between the current tax ratio and tax capacity)

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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Decent Work and Economic Growth