Direct taxes in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Direct taxes was 14.23 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
14.23 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
34th
of 51 countries
All-time high
14.23 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
174.36 million current LCU
in 1976
Years of data
36
1976–2011

Direct taxes in Ethiopia, 1976–2011

05.0B10.0B15.0B1976199320111976: 174.4M current LCU1977: 209.0M current LCU1978: 225.8M current LCU1979: 315.6M current LCU1980: 380.3M current LCU1981: 489.5M current LCU1982: 565.1M current LCU1983: 604.3M current LCU1984: 656.9M current LCU1985: 688.0M current LCU1986: 766.0M current LCU1987: 906.3M current LCU1988: 1.0B current LCU1989: 1.1B current LCU1990: 924.5M current LCU1991: 831.4M current LCU1992: 663.6M current LCU1993: 737.7M current LCU1994: 945.2M current LCU1995: 1.3B current LCU1996: 1.8B current LCU1997: 1.9B current LCU1998: 1.9B current LCU1999: 2.0B current LCU2000: 2.4B current LCU2001: 2.7B current LCU2002: 3.0B current LCU2003: 2.9B current LCU2004: 3.4B current LCU2005: 3.9B current LCU2006: 4.5B current LCU2007: 5.2B current LCU2008: 7.0B current LCU2009: 1.2B current LCU2010: 11.8B current LCU2011: 14.2B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 14.23 billion current LCU for direct taxes in 2011. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and up 429.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, direct taxes in Ethiopia peaked at 14.23 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 174.36 million current LCU, in 1976.

That places Ethiopia 34th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 231.17 million current LCU 174.36 million current LCU 315.58 million current LCU 4
1980s 713.08 million current LCU 380.30 million current LCU 1.06 billion current LCU 10
1990s 1.30 billion current LCU 663.60 million current LCU 2.02 billion current LCU 10
2000s 3.61 billion current LCU 1.15 billion current LCU 7.02 billion current LCU 10
2010s 12.99 billion current LCU 11.75 billion current LCU 14.23 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 31 Niger 33.40 billion current LCU compare
  2. 32 Central African Republic 19.90 billion current LCU compare
  3. 33 Mauritius 16.77 billion current LCU compare
  4. 35 Djibouti 13.19 billion current LCU compare
  5. 36 Guinea-Bissau 11.90 billion current LCU compare
  6. 37 Botswana 11.07 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is direct taxes in Ethiopia?
Direct taxes in Ethiopia was 14.23 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest direct taxes recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 14.23 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest direct taxes recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 174.36 million current LCU in 1976.
How does Ethiopia rank for direct taxes?
Ethiopia ranks 34th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is direct taxes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 429.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Direct taxes (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.