Ethiopia vs Kuwait: Tax revenue

Ethiopia
3.4%
in 2024
Kuwait
1.5%
in 1998
Ethiopia rank
152nd
Kuwait rank
155th

Tax revenue over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kuwait
010203040197219982024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 3.4% against 1.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.3 times Kuwait's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 152nd and Kuwait ranks 155th of 157 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Ethiopia or Kuwait?
Ethiopia, at 3.4% against 1.5% in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Ethiopia and Kuwait?
1.9%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kuwait?
9 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 1998.
How do Ethiopia and Kuwait rank globally for tax revenue?
Ethiopia ranks 152nd and Kuwait ranks 155th 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.