Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 29.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 29.6% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ethiopia peaked at 40.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2004.
That places Ethiopia 109th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.9% | — |
| 1991 | 38.4% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 40.1% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 34.7% | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 32.1% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -27.4% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | -7.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 29.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.5%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 29.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 88% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 29.2% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 17.9% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 25.0% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 29.6% | 36.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ethiopia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ethiopia was 29.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Ethiopia ranks 109th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.