Taxation in Fragile States: The Missing Piece of the State-Building Puzzle? GAEL RABALLANDJULIA DHIMITRI|FEBRUARY 09, 2024 © 2024 The World Bank Group,

Taxation in Fragile States: The Missing Piece of the State-Building Puzzle? GAEL RABALLANDJULIA DHIMITRI|FEBRUARY 09, 2024 Fragile, conflict and violence (FCV)-affected countries struggle to collect revenue, with a reduced tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio of an average of 4 percentage points. The needs are so acute in FCV countries, but reforms are difficult to sustain due to multiple issues including poor governance, high level of corruption, weak institutional capacity, political and social instability, and dire economic and developmental challenges. https://blogs.worldbank.org/governance/taxation-fragile-states-missing-piece-state-building-puzzle © 2024 The World Bank Group,