Ethiopia vs Timor-Leste: Taxes on goods and services

Ethiopia
2.4%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
3.5%
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
144th
Timor-Leste rank
141st

Taxes on goods and services over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Timor-Leste
2468199020072024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 3.5% against 2.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 144th and Timor-Leste ranks 141st of 154 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2010s 5.3% 6.0% 0.6% Timor-Leste
2020s 3.7% 3.0% 0.7% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Ethiopia or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 3.5% against 2.4% in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
1.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Timor-Leste rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
Ethiopia ranks 144th and Timor-Leste ranks 141st of 154 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 (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services)
Unit
% value added of industry and services
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 4,032 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.