Cameroon vs Ghana: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score

Cameroon
53.2%
in 2019
Ghana
56.9%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
165th
Ghana rank
163rd

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
020406080100200520122019

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 56.9% against 53.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 165th and Ghana ranks 163rd of 191 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 64.9% 88.8% 24.0% Ghana
2010s 61.6% 87.4% 25.8% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score, Cameroon or Ghana?
Ghana, at 56.9% against 53.2% in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score between Cameroon and Ghana?
3.7%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Cameroon ranks 165th and Ghana ranks 163rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.