Ghana vs Tanzania: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Ghana
12.4%
in 2023
Tanzania
12.3%
in 2024
Ghana rank
112th
Tanzania rank
114th
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Ghana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 12.4% against 12.3% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 112th and Tanzania ranks 114th of 157 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.5% | 1.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.9% | 1.5% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.4% | 0.7% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Ghana or Tanzania?
- Ghana, at 12.4% against 12.3% in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Ghana and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Tanzania rank globally for tax revenue?
- Ghana ranks 112th and Tanzania ranks 114th 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.