Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Zambia
Zambia: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal was 204.38 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▬ Flat
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Zambia, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Zambia is 204.38 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Zambia peaked at 228.48 Percentage of taxable income in 2020 and was at its lowest, 188.57 Percentage of taxable income, in 2022.
Zambia ranks 2nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 209.23 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 204.96 Percentage of taxable income | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 212.38 Percentage of taxable income | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 228.48 Percentage of taxable income | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 224.01 Percentage of taxable income | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 188.57 Percentage of taxable income | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 201.09 Percentage of taxable income | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 209.34 Percentage of taxable income | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 204.38 Percentage of taxable income | -2.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 204.38 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.11 Percentage of taxable income, 3.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 204.38 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.56 Percentage of taxable income, 3.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 208.86 Percentage of taxable income | 204.96 Percentage of taxable income | 212.38 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 209.31 Percentage of taxable income | 188.57 Percentage of taxable income | 228.48 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Cameroon 364.49 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.54 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 2 Viet Nam 10.24 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 3 Türkiye -59.05 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 3 Botswana 173.38 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 4 Iceland 144.03 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 5 Namibia 141.19 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 310.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 268.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Zambia?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Zambia was 204.38 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 228.48 Percentage of taxable income in 2020.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 188.57 Percentage of taxable income in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.