Botswana vs Ghana: Taxes on goods and services, GB

Botswana
5.30 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana
6.50 billion current LCU
in 2010
Botswana rank
39th
Ghana rank
36th

Taxes on goods and services, GB over time

  • Botswana
  • Ghana
02.0B4.0B6.0B198219962011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 6.50 billion current LCU against 5.30 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 1.20 billion current LCU.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 36th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 952.31 million current LCU 18.90 million current LCU 933.41 million current LCU Botswana
1990s 404.04 million current LCU 619.64 million current LCU 215.60 million current LCU Ghana
2000s 2.14 billion current LCU 2.77 billion current LCU 631.06 million current LCU Ghana
2010s 4.67 billion current LCU 6.50 billion current LCU 1.83 billion current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, gb, Botswana or Ghana?
Ghana, at 6.50 billion current LCU against 5.30 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2010.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services, gb between Botswana and Ghana?
1.20 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
20 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2010.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for taxes on goods and services, gb?
Botswana ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 36th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Taxes on goods and services, GB (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
Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,256 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform activities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only and are in current local currency.