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Headline data

Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes
Year Value Units Series
2016 8.28 Percentage (%) Total tax revenue as % of GDP
2017 9.02 Percentage (%) Total tax revenue as % of GDP
2018 10.36 Percentage (%) Total tax revenue as % of GDP
2019 10.2 Percentage (%) Total tax revenue as % of GDP
2020 8.4 Percentage (%) Total tax revenue as % of GDP
2021 10.86 Percentage (%) Total tax revenue as % of GDP

Source: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

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Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Nigeria statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Nigerian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Nigerian-specific metadata information.

Indicator information

Total tax revenue as % of GDP
Definition and concepts

Tax burden: Revenue in the form of taxes as defined under government finance statistics (GFS)  code 11 as a share of total revenue.   In GFS, taxes are classified into six major categories: (i) taxes on income, profits, and capital  gains; (ii) taxes on payroll and workforce; (iii) taxes on property; (iv) taxes on goods and services;  (v) taxes on  international trade and  and transactions; and (vi) other taxes
Data sources

Tax-To-GDP RATIO Revised Computation, 2023
Data last updated Mar 27, 2025
Metadata last updated Apr 22, 2025

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 17.1.2: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes
Target

Target 17.1: Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection
Metadata update

2023-12-15
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Statistics Department (Government Finance Division)
Related indicators

Indicator 17.1.1: Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source

Source 1

Organisation

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
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