What is the difference in tax revenue between Tanzania and Uganda?

505.00 billion current LCU, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?

10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.

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.

Tanzania vs Uganda: Tax revenue (current LCU)

Tanzania

26.22 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Uganda

25.72 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Tanzania rank

11th

Uganda rank

12th

Tax revenue (current LCU) over time

Tanzania
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 26.22 trillion current LCU against 25.72 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 505.00 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 12th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2010s	13.36 trillion current LCU	12.78 trillion current LCU	574.26 billion current LCU	Tanzania
2020s	20.74 trillion current LCU	20.85 trillion current LCU	116.06 billion current LCU	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Tanzania or Uganda?: Tanzania, at 26.22 trillion current LCU against 25.72 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Tanzania and Uganda?: 505.00 billion current LCU, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for tax revenue?: Tanzania ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 12th 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.

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Indicator: Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

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.