Ethiopia vs Kenya: Indirect taxes

Ethiopia
2.17 billion current US$
in 2011
Kenya
4.31 billion current US$
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
5th
Kenya rank
3rd

Indirect taxes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.31 billion current US$ against 2.17 billion current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.14 billion current US$.

That makes Kenya's figure about 2.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Kenya ranks 3rd of 23 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 561.11 million current US$ 952.79 million current US$ 391.67 million current US$ Kenya
1990s 482.20 million current US$ 1.25 billion current US$ 766.52 million current US$ Kenya
2000s 1.01 billion current US$ 2.31 billion current US$ 1.30 billion current US$ Kenya
2010s 2.07 billion current US$ 4.17 billion current US$ 2.09 billion current US$ Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher indirect taxes, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 4.31 billion current US$ against 2.17 billion current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in indirect taxes between Ethiopia and Kenya?
2.14 billion current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for indirect taxes?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Kenya ranks 3rd of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Indirect taxes (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Indirect taxes (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 530 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments made by institutional units to government units. Indirect taxes consists of ‘taxes on products’ payable on goods and services when they are produced, delivered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by their producers, plus ‘other taxes on production’. Data are in current U.S. dollars.