Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Tax revenue

Equatorial Guinea
6.6%
in 2022
Ethiopia
3.4%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
149th
Ethiopia rank
152nd

Tax revenue over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
4681012199020072024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 6.6% against 3.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.9 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th and Ethiopia ranks 152nd of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 9.4% 7.6% 1.8% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 7.9% 8.3% 0.3% Ethiopia
2020s 6.7% 5.3% 1.3% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 6.6% against 3.4% in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
3.2%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia rank globally for tax revenue?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th and Ethiopia ranks 152nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.