Revenue Statistics in Africa 2025 has been jointly produced by the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTP), the OECD Development Centre (DEV), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), with the technical support of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Cercle de réflexion et d’échange des dirigeants des administrations fiscales (CREDAF). It has also received financial support from the governments of Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The staff from these organisations with responsibility for producing the publication were: Emmanuelle Modica, Pedro Baptista, Talita Yamashiro Fordelone, Michael Sharratt and Alexander Pick of CTP under the supervision of the Director Manal Corwin, Deputy Directors Ben Dickinson and Achim Pross, and the Head of the Tax Policy and Statistics Division, Kurt Van Dender; Sébastien Markley and Arthur Minsat of DEV under the supervision of the Director Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Deputy Director Federico Bonaglia and the Head of the Regional Development Dynamics Division, Sebastián Nieto Parra; Patrick Ndzana Olomo, Ag. Director Economic Development Integration and Trade and Head of Economic Policy and Sustainable Development, AUC-Economic Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry, Mining (ETTIM); Rumbidzai Treddah Manhando, Programme Coordinator, ETTIM; Luckystar Miyandazi, Tax and Domestic Revenue Mobilisation Adviser, ETTIM; Adoum Gagoloum, Head of Economics Statistics Division-African Union Institute for Statistics (STATAFRIC) and Jose Awong Alene, Ag. Head, Statistics System Coordination & Innovation-STATAFRIC and Ayeditin Yessoufou, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer under the supervision of Botho Kebabonye Bayendi, Ag. Executive Director STATAFRIC, at the AUC; Ezera Madzivanyika, Manager, Applied Research and Statistics at ATAF; Ronald Waiswa, Specialist, Applied Research and Statistics at ATAF; Abrams Tagem, Tax Research Specialist, Applied Research and Statistics at ATAF; Joelle Traore, Tax Research Specialist, Applied Research and Statistics at ATAF; and Frankie Mbuyamba, Manager, Regional Coordination and Senior Specialist, Applied Research and Statistics at ATAF. Elizabeth Nash and Delphine Grandrieux (DEV) and Karena Garnier and Hazel Healy (CTP) assisted with the production and publication of this report. Natalie Lagorce produced the cover.
The authors would like to thank the officials at the finance ministries, national tax agencies and national statistical institutes of the countries participating in this initiative who gathered and compiled the national data and provided their invaluable knowledge and expertise on their country’s revenue collection systems and data. In particular, the authors would like to thank the focal points appointed for each country and their colleagues who facilitated the technical work: Joseph Edward Williams and Seitebaleng Fologang for Botswana; Mariame Dabo and Michel Yaméogo for Burkina Faso; Carlos José Oliveira Bentub and Gilson Gomes Pina for Cabo Verde; Rogangoum Kodindouma Hervé for Chad; Edouard Kalawa and Erith Nghogue for Cameroon; Yapo Herve Joel Desire, Issoufou Doré, Yacouba Fofana and Alex Koula Pouhe for Côte d’Ivoire; Jean Gaston Manya Onakudu Aletshu, Freddy Milambo Mbombo, Rémy Mbondo, Bembe Bodiko, Elisabeth Dikisha Dietu, Floribert Masuku Mambambu, Jean-Fidèle Yakala Mboma, Liliane Bilonda Mukuta and Patricia Mbombo Bikila-Webe for the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Alaa Abdel‑Rahman, Lora Mohamed Younes and Nariman Zahran for Egypt; Teodoro Mbá, Benita Ebang Nzang and Juan Pedro Akieme for Equatorial Guinea; Eric Thembinkosi Dlamini, Mvuselelo B. Mdluli, Khulekani Innocent Mncina and Yvonne Ntfombiyenkhosi Mthombo for Eswatini; Wilfried Igor Pouba, Davy Mendoume, Egère Mamadou Guibinga and Doris Nseng Nseng for Gabon; Jankey Sanyang for The Gambia; Edward Asuo Afram, Abraham Bosu, Felix Kofi Debrah and Francis Bright Mensah for Ghana; Mamadouba Babara Camara, Damou Moussa Conde and Younoussa Nourdine Traoré for Guinea; George Kebaya, Alex Muhanji and Alex Mwangi for Kenya; Donah for Madagascar; Bokang Thetsane and T’sele Mokhathali for Lesotho; Roland Saydee for Liberia; Mussa Bonomali, Natasha Kandoje, Esther Deborah Mwamlima, Chimvano Thawani and Alick Wella for Malawi; Siaka Samaké and Boubacar Diakité for Mali; Mohamed Falilou Gueye for Mauritania; Meeshrani Balgobin, Dharmarajen Changeya, Meethoo Jawahir, Roshan Oree and Jayneela Rambojun for Mauritius; El Moustapha Bennani, Anass Nahil, Abderrahim Mezroui, Rabah Chemlal and Naima Akboul for Morocco; Filipe Uamba for Mozambique; Angela Kamwi, Mahnaem Haidula, Nelago Ekandjo and Marshiano Van Wyk for Namibia; Mahamadou Djibrilla for Niger; Cephas B. Tiye and Benjamin Pever for Nigeria; Frédéric Ngolele and Augustin Koud for the Republic of the Congo; Roy Valence Gasangwa, John Karangwa and Denis Mukama for Rwanda; Papa Malick Diallo and Yaya Hann for Senegal; Lina Barbe, Sophie Belle, Franchesco Estico, Jeniffer Jasmin, Franca Sicobo and Rudy Sinon for Seychelles; Mohamed Alie Bah and Philip Kargbo for Sierra Leone; Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud for Somalia; Paul Dreyer, Lawrence Gqesha, Mamiky Leolo, Tshepo Makgoro, Denis Marais, Nontokozo Mnqayi, Sisa Shiba, Vivienne Smithdorf, Mmaphuthi Thalku and Darlington Zhou for South Africa; Ouro‑Adoï Abdelganiou, Dilanèbiwèdéou Assih and Imrane Moussa for Togo; Saoussen Boumaiza for Tunisia; Ronald Nyenje Makumbi, Jova Mayega and Allen Nassanga for Uganda; Ezekiel Phiri and Eliya Lungu for Zambia.
This document was produced with the financial support from the governments of Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the governments of donor countries.
Finally, AUC, ATAF and OECD would like to thank the AfDB for hosting the Revenue Statistics in Africa technical workshop that took place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in June 2025, all the countries that attended the meeting in person or online, and the aforementioned governments for their financial support for the event.