Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) was 32.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 32.1% for taxes on goods and services in 2024.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Ethiopia peaked at 34.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2010.
Ethiopia ranks 70th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.3% | — |
| 1991 | 26.5% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 20.8% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -20.1% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -38.8% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +60.2% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +68.3% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +39.3% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +99.3% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +8.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 32.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.5%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 32.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.6%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +99.3% | 17.3% | 34.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 13.3% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 9.2% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 26.5% | 32.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Ethiopia?
- Taxes on goods and services in Ethiopia was 32.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Ethiopia ranks 70th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.