Cameroon vs Ghana: Taxes on exports
Cameroon
1.4%
in 2021
Ghana
1.1%
in 2016
Cameroon rank
17th
Ghana rank
18th
Taxes on exports over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.4% against 1.1% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 18th of 76 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 9.4% | 7.9% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on exports, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Cameroon, at 1.4% against 1.1% in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on exports between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for taxes on exports?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 18th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.