Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Euro area or Zambia?

Zambia, at 35.1% against 25.3% in Euro area as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Zambia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Euro area vs Zambia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Euro area

25.3%

in 2024

Zambia

35.1%

in 2024

Euro area rank

27th

Zambia rank

27th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Euro area
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 35.1% against 25.3% in Euro area, a difference of 9.8%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Euro area's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 27th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22.4%	29.6%	7.3%	Zambia
2000s	21.6%	33.9%	12.3%	Zambia
2010s	19.3%	36.4%	17.1%	Zambia
2020s	22.9%	36.5%	13.6%	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Euro area or Zambia?: Zambia, at 35.1% against 25.3% in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Euro area and Zambia?: 9.8%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Zambia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Zambia rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Euro area ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 27th of 41 groups.
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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Indicator: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.