Botswana vs Ghana: Direct taxes
Direct taxes over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 11.07 billion current LCU against 6.34 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 4.73 billion current LCU.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times Ghana's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 37th and Ghana ranks 39th of 51 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 133.02 million current LCU | 8.44 million current LCU | 124.58 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.81 billion current LCU | 184.94 million current LCU | 2.62 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 5.58 billion current LCU | 2.48 billion current LCU | 3.10 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2010s | 8.53 billion current LCU | 6.34 billion current LCU | 2.20 billion current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct taxes, Botswana or Ghana?
- Botswana, at 11.07 billion current LCU against 6.34 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in direct taxes between Botswana and Ghana?
- 4.73 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2010.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for direct taxes?
- Botswana ranks 37th and Ghana ranks 39th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Direct taxes (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Direct taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied on production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or in respect of the use of goods, or permission to use goods or to perform activities, are covered. Examples include all general sales taxes, value added taxes and excises. Data are in current local currency.