Paying taxes: Profit tax in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 24.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
24.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 190 countries
All-time high
26.6%
in 2012
All-time low
24.6%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Ethiopia, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 26.4 % of profits2006: 26.4 % of profits2007: 26.4 % of profits2008: 26.4 % of profits2009: 26.4 % of profits2010: 26.4 % of profits2011: 26.4 % of profits2012: 26.6 % of profits2013: 25.8 % of profits2014: 25.4 % of profits2015: 24.9 % of profits2016: 24.6 % of profits2017: 24.6 % of profits2018: 24.6 % of profits2019: 24.6 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 24.6% for paying taxes: profit tax in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Ethiopia peaked at 26.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2016.

That places Ethiopia 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Ethiopia, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 26.4%
2006 26.4% +0.0%
2007 26.4% +0.0%
2008 26.4% +0.0%
2009 26.4% +0.0%
2010 26.4% +0.0%
2011 26.4% +0.0%
2012 26.6% +0.8%
2013 25.8% -3.0%
2014 25.4% -1.6%
2015 24.9% -2.0%
2016 24.6% -1.2%
2017 24.6% +0.0%
2018 24.6% +0.0%
2019 24.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.4% 26.4% 26.4% 5
2010s 25.4% 24.6% 26.6% 10

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 28 Antigua and Barbuda 25.5% compare
  2. 29 Eswatini 25.2% compare
  3. 30 Belize 24.7% compare
  4. 32 Gambia 24.4% compare
  5. 33 Kiribati 24.3% compare
  6. 34 Japan 23.9% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Ethiopia?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Ethiopia was 24.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2016.
How does Ethiopia rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.