Maldives vs Zambia: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Maldives
1.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Zambia
2.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives rank
70th
Zambia rank
68th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Maldives
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 68th of 157 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4937 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0652 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4286 current LCU per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.3277 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.257 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0706 current LCU per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5687 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7417 current LCU per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 1.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4209 current LCU per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Zambia?
0.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Zambia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Zambia rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Maldives ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 68th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.