What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Ghana and United Kingdom?

1.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

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 United Kingdom: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Ghana

39.5%

in 2023

United Kingdom

40.6%

in 2024

Ghana rank

15th

United Kingdom rank

13th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Ghana
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 40.6% against 39.5% in Ghana, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Ghana ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.2%	37.1%	19.9%	United Kingdom
2000s	21.4%	38.5%	17.1%	United Kingdom
2010s	32.9%	34.3%	1.4%	United Kingdom
2020s	40.5%	37.2%	3.4%	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 United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 40.6% against 39.5% in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Ghana and United Kingdom?: 1.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United Kingdom?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ghana and United Kingdom rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Ghana ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 13th 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.