Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Cameroon
21.8%
in 2021
Ethiopia
21.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
87th
Ethiopia rank
89th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 21.8% against 21.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 87th and Ethiopia ranks 89th of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 23.4% | 4.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.7% | 2.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 23.2% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Cameroon, at 21.8% against 21.5% in Ethiopia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Cameroon ranks 87th and Ethiopia ranks 89th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.