The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) is a research centre based at the Institute of Development Studies, and funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The ICTD also received funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), which ran until March 2016. Founded in 2010, its mission is to generate knowledge that will help developing countries to mobilise domestic resources efficiently, effectively, and equitably, and develop tax systems that promote good governance and pro-poor economic growth.

The ICTD fosters a network of social science researchers from developing countries to engage with taxation issues by funding research, building research capacity through courses and workshops, and collaborating with a range of partners including various African tax administrations, UNU-WIDER, the Munk School of Global Affairs, and the Chr. Michelsen Institute. It also aims to disseminate its research evidence to policymakers through its publications and annual centre meetings in Africa. By sharing its research findings, the ICTD aims to widen the public debate on taxation and governance in developing countries.