Ghana vs Zambia: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 124.67 billion current LCU against 110.02 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 14.65 billion current LCU.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Ghana ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 88th of 157 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.75 million current LCU | 97.44 million current LCU | 63.69 million current LCU | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.33 billion current LCU | 5.66 billion current LCU | 3.33 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2010s | 21.45 billion current LCU | 28.52 billion current LCU | 7.08 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2020s | 71.64 billion current LCU | 77.03 billion current LCU | 5.40 billion current LCU | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Ghana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 124.67 billion current LCU against 110.02 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Ghana and Zambia?
- 14.65 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for tax revenue?
- Ghana ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 88th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.