Cameroon vs Ghana: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 11.2% against 10.2% in Ghana, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 35th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 30.0% | 13.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 12.6% | 0.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Cameroon, at 11.2% against 10.2% in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 1.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 35th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% 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 international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.