Uganda vs Zambia: Taxes on goods and services, GB

Uganda
1.14 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
2.49 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Uganda rank
5th
Zambia rank
3rd

Taxes on goods and services, GB over time

  • Uganda
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.49 trillion current LCU against 1.14 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 1.36 trillion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.

Uganda ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 3rd of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 5.43 billion current LCU 1.70 billion current LCU 3.74 billion current LCU Uganda
1990s 139.05 billion current LCU 199.74 billion current LCU 60.69 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 442.13 billion current LCU 1.48 trillion current LCU 1.04 trillion current LCU Zambia
2010s 1.01 trillion current LCU 2.40 trillion current LCU 1.38 trillion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, gb, Uganda or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.49 trillion current LCU against 1.14 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services, gb between Uganda and Zambia?
1.36 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for taxes on goods and services, gb?
Uganda ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 3rd 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.