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Indicator 17.1.2: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes

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Percentage of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes

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Percentage of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes
Year Units Value
1990 Percent 70.16
1991 Percent 76.45
1992 Percent 48.39
1993 Percent 51.41
1994 Percent 60.17
1995 Percent 67.16
1996 Percent 59.27
1997 Percent 59.85
1998 Percent 64.24
1999 Percent 62.47
2000 Percent 63.93
2001 Percent 71.2
2002 Percent 79.71
2003 Percent 73.73
2004 Percent 72.42
2005 Percent 77.46
2006 Percent 63.77
2007 Percent 64.04
2008 Percent 59.94
2009 Percent 67.41
2010 Percent 67.04
2011 Percent 86.95
2012 Percent 74.04
2013 Percent 68.21
2014 Percent 74.87
2015 Percent 76.06
2016 Percent 63.64
2017 Percent 76.87

Source: Ministry of Finance

Geographical Area: National

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

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Indicator available Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes
Indicator description Percentage of domestic budget (total expenditure) funded by domestic taxes
Geographical coverage National
Unit of measurement Percentage (%)
Definitions Government Finance Statistics (GFS). Tax burden: Revenue in the form of taxes as defined under 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 transactions; and (vi) other taxes. Tax burden concept may be disaggregated into the complementary concepts of 'direct taxes' and 'indirect taxes'. both concepts can be calculated using the detailed GFS revenue classifications specified in the UN metadata. “Direct taxes” that take into account individual circumstances of taxpayers (e.g., taxes on individual and corporate income). “Indirect taxes” or taxes that do not take into account individual circumstances of taxpayers (e.g., taxes imposed on goods and services), which can be calculated from the following detailed GFS revenue classifications. Tax burden is directly related to the wider concept of fiscal burden, which can be derived from combining two GFS Manual (GFSM) 2014 revenue codes: code 11 Taxes plus code 12, Social Contributions or, alternatively 11+121+122.
Calculations Total domestic taxes divided by total expenditure and multiplied by 100
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Last updated 16/11/2018

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 name Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes
Indicator number 17.1.2
Target name Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection
Target number 17.1
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 1
UN custodian agency International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 469 KB) opens in a new window
Organisation Ministry of Finance
Periodicity Annual
Earliest available data 1990
Geographical coverage National
Link to data source Ministry of Finance (MoF) opens in a new window
Release date 2017
Next release 2018
Statistical classification Official Statistics
Contact details info@mofep.gov.gh
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