Tax Revenue Sources in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980-2010

From 1980 to 2010, this dataset provides detailed sources of tax revenue for 41 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was constructed to identify problems with tax revenue statistics in the region and suggest improvements. The data supports analysis of revenue evolution by income levels, the relative importance of extractive industry taxes, and trade blocs.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in tax revenue composition based on the 30-year time series.
• Comparing fiscal reliance on extractive industries across countries.
• Assessing the impact of trade blocs and customs unions on revenue levels.
• Benchmarking national tax performance against regional income-level peers.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal period of 30 years (1980-2010).
• Includes a relatively large number of countries (41) for the region.
• Provides detailed breakdowns of tax revenue sources.

Limitations

• Column names and exact data structure are not specified in the available metadata.
• The dataset is not recent, with the time series ending in 2010.
• Conflicting author attribution between sources (Mansour, Mario vs. Issakha THIAM).

Provenance

Source

FERDI Research Data

Collection Method

Constructed for analysis published in the Revue Economique du Développement.

Time Range

1980-2010

Freshness

Last updated metadata on 2026-06-06.

Geography

Sub-Saharan Africa (41 countries)