Donors, Aid and Domestic Resource Mobilisation - African Economic Outlook 2010

Slide 1 Donors, Aid and Domestic Resource Mobilisation African Economic Outlook 2010 ENHANCING DOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILISATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Wilton Park Conference, United Kingdom 29th April, 2010 UNECA AEO African Economic Outlook 2010 • 9th edition covers 50 African countries • Annual flagship report: economic, social and political evolution of the African continent • Unique partnership:. [...] % GDP AEO Trends: Tax-Mix 15 Trade tax 10 Resource tax Non tax 5 Indirect tax Direct tax 0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 Source: Author’s calculations, based upon AEO country survey’s, 2010. [...] % GDP AEO Trends: Taxes per Capita 3500 Average tax collection per capita 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 Upper Middle Income Lower Middle Income Lower Income Source: Author’s calculations, based upon AEO country survey’s, 2010. [...] USD per Capita AEO Tax Revenue versus ODA (2008) 2000 Tax revenue per capita ODA per capita 1600 (USD) (USD) 1200 800 400 0 Source: Author’s calculation based upon AEO Country surveys, IMF WEO and OECD/DAC, 2008 * 2007 ** 2006 Burundi Guinea-Bissau Congo Dem. [...] Total technical cooperation to other sectors in Africa • Support for urban property taxes • Aid-funded goods and services should be taxed by recipient governments Source: OECD/DAC 2010 Donors, Aid and Domestic Resource Mobilisation African Economic Outlook 2010 Jean-philippe.stijns@oecd.org UNECA AEO Aid Dependency in 2007 % Gross National Income No available data 0% - 1% 1% - 5% 5% - 10% 10% - 20.