Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Ghana
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 39.5% against 27.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 153 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 22.0% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 24.5% | 8.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 26.6% | 13.9% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Ghana, at 39.5% against 27.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 11.7%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Ghana ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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.