Oil export levies, country by country
What oil producers charge on crude exports: the rate, the legal basis, who pays, who collects and what was reported as collected, from official sources and dated. Updated 20 October 2026.
Explainers
- What is an oil export levy?
How oil export levies, permit fees and accreditation charges work, how they differ from royalties and profit oil, and where figures are published.
Levies by country
- Angola: petroleum production, income and transaction taxes
Angola's petroleum production tax, petroleum income tax and transaction tax, ANPG's role as National Concessionaire and the latest Angola EITI figures.
- Chad: oil royalties, taxes and pipeline transit
Chad's crude oil royalty rates, corporate tax and tax oil, Chad-Cameroon pipeline transit charges and the latest Chad EITI figures for 2023.
- Ghana: royalties, state interest and the Petroleum Holding Fund
Ghana's crude oil royalty rates, GNPC carried interest, how receipts reach the Petroleum Holding Fund under Act 815 and the latest published figures.
- Nigeria: royalties and charges on crude oil production and export
Nigeria's crude oil royalty rates under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, how NUPRC collects them, export permit rules and the 1% content levy.
- South Sudan e-Crude Oil Accreditation Permit (ECOAP)
South Sudan's ECOAP charge on crude buyers: reported rate, legal basis, CapitalPay collection, UN findings, US statement and government response.
- Uganda: oil royalties, taxes and the Petroleum Fund
Uganda's oil royalty scales, Petroleum Fund rules, EACOP terms, first-oil timing and UGEITI revenue figures, from official sources.
Petroleum Levies is published by Onward Africa, a communications firm. It is not a government website. Our methodology page explains who we work for and how we check every figure.