Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau: Direct taxes

Ghana
6.34 billion current LCU
in 2010
Guinea-Bissau
11.90 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
39th
Guinea-Bissau rank
36th

Direct taxes over time

  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 11.90 billion current LCU against 6.34 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 5.56 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.9 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 39th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th of 51 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 169,000 current LCU 0 current LCU 169,000 current LCU Ghana
1980s 5.93 million current LCU 11.20 million current LCU 5.28 million current LCU Guinea-Bissau
1990s 184.94 million current LCU 672.75 million current LCU 487.81 million current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2000s 2.48 billion current LCU 3.35 billion current LCU 871.89 million current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2010s 6.34 billion current LCU 9.60 billion current LCU 3.26 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct taxes, Ghana or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 11.90 billion current LCU against 6.34 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in direct taxes between Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
5.56 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
37 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for direct taxes?
Ghana ranks 39th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th 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

Indicator
Direct taxes (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,416 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

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.