Ghana vs Uganda: Tax revenue
Ghana
12.4%
in 2023
Uganda
12.6%
in 2024
Ghana rank
113th
Uganda rank
110th
Tax revenue over time
- Ghana
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 12.6% against 12.4% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 113th and Uganda ranks 110th of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.3% | 0.3% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Ghana or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 12.6% against 12.4% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Ghana and Uganda?
- 0.2%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for tax revenue?
- Ghana ranks 113th and Uganda ranks 110th 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.