Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Ethiopia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 18.5% against 16.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 154 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 5.2% | 19.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 6.8% | 17.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 15.8% | 2.3% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
- Ethiopia, at 18.5% against 16.9% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 1.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 14th 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.