Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Ghana or Singapore?

Ghana, at 39.5% against 39.0% in Singapore as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Singapore?

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Ghana vs Singapore: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Ghana

39.5%

in 2023

Singapore

39.0%

in 2024

Ghana rank

15th

Singapore rank

18th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Ghana
Singapore

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 39.5% against 39.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.

Ghana ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 18th of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.2%	26.8%	9.6%	Singapore
2000s	21.4%	31.1%	9.6%	Singapore
2010s	32.9%	33.1%	0.3%	Singapore
2020s	40.5%	38.1%	2.4%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Ghana or Singapore?: Ghana, at 39.5% against 39.0% in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Ghana and Singapore?: 0.5%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Singapore?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Singapore rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Ghana ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 18th 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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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.