Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau: Direct taxes
Direct taxes over time
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
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
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.