Ethiopia vs Ghana: Taxes on goods and services
Ethiopia
32.1%
in 2024
Ghana
32.6%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
70th
Ghana rank
69th
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 32.6% against 32.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 70th and Ghana ranks 69th of 156 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 32.0% | 8.5% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 30.3% | 17.9% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 30.5% | 4.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 33.1% | 4.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 32.6% against 32.1% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 0.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Ethiopia ranks 70th and Ghana ranks 69th of 156 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.