Ghana vs Zambia: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 53.08 billion current LCU against 44.28 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 8.80 billion current LCU.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Ghana ranks 92nd and Zambia ranks 90th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.03 million current LCU | 30.06 million current LCU | 16.03 million current LCU | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.30 billion current LCU | 2.76 billion current LCU | 1.47 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2010s | 8.91 billion current LCU | 12.64 billion current LCU | 3.72 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2020s | 29.55 billion current LCU | 28.56 billion current LCU | 993.02 million current LCU | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Ghana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 53.08 billion current LCU against 44.28 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Ghana and Zambia?
- 8.80 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Ghana ranks 92nd and Zambia ranks 90th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.