ET · AfricaGH · Africa

Ethiopia vs Ghana: tax rates compared

There's no gap here — Ethiopia and Ghana both post an income tax rate of 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income35%Corporate25%30%VAT15%Capital Gains15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax ET GHDifference
Income Tax35%35%match
Corporate Tax30%25%ET +5 pplargest gap
VAT15%15%match
Capital Gains Tax15%15%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-07-15
Ghana35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ghana, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-03-11
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Ghana25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppEthiopia higher

Between the two, Ethiopia's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Ghana's (25%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-15
Ghana15%Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — VAT · as of 2026-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Ethiopia and Ghana both post a VAT rate of 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Ethiopia matches the world average, Ghana matches the world average.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia15%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia, Corporate - Other taxes · as of 2026-07-15
Ghana15%Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — Capital Gains Tax · as of 2026-07-19
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Ethiopia and Ghana both post a capital gains tax rate of 15%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-15
Ghana0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-03-11
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Ethiopia and Ghana both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.