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

Zambia, at 47.0% against 46.7% in Colombia as of 2024.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 1998 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 total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Zambia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Colombia

46.7%

in 2024

Zambia

47.0%

in 2024

Colombia rank

42nd

Zambia rank

41st

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Colombia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 47.0% against 46.7% in Colombia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Zambia ahead.

Colombia ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 41st of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.5%	35.9%	4.4%	Zambia
2000s	36.9%	46.4%	9.5%	Zambia
2010s	39.8%	47.3%	7.5%	Zambia
2020s	46.1%	52.1%	6.0%	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Colombia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 47.0% against 46.7% in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Colombia and Zambia?: 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Colombia ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 41st 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes)
Unit: % of total taxes
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 4,584 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.