Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 83.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
83.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
95.8%
in 2005
All-time low
83.6%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Ethiopia, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 95.82006: 95.82007: 95.82008: 95.82009: 95.82010: 95.82011: 95.82012: 902013: 87.62014: 86.42015: 84.72016: 83.62017: 83.62018: 83.62019: 83.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 83.6% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Ethiopia peaked at 95.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2016.

Ethiopia ranks 102nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Ethiopia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 95.8%
2006 95.8% +0.0%
2007 95.8% +0.0%
2008 95.8% +0.0%
2009 95.8% +0.0%
2010 95.8% +0.0%
2011 95.8% +0.0%
2012 90.0% -6.0%
2013 87.6% -2.8%
2014 86.4% -1.3%
2015 84.7% -2.0%
2016 83.6% -1.3%
2017 83.6% +0.0%
2018 83.6% +0.0%
2019 83.6% +0.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 83.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 74.3%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 83.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.8% 95.8% 95.8% 5
2010s 87.5% 83.6% 95.8% 10

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 99 Kenya 84.3% compare
  2. 100 Cape Verde 84.0% compare
  3. 101 Viet Nam 83.7% compare
  4. 103 Hungary 83.4% compare
  5. 104 Djibouti 83.3% compare
  6. 105 Latvia 83.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Ethiopia?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Ethiopia was 83.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2016.
How does Ethiopia rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Ethiopia ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.