Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
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
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.