Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Ethiopia
1.8%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.0%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
178th
Sierra Leone rank
175th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Ethiopia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 178th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 187 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 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, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Ethiopia ranks 178th 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.