Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Afghanistan
2.0%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
2.0%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
174th
Sierra Leone rank
175th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Afghanistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 174th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
- Afghanistan, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.