Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Zambia
Zambia: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 22.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
22.7%
Change on year
down 43.7%
World rank
171st
of 189 countries
All-time high
46.5%
in 2008
All-time low
22.7%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Zambia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 22.7% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 43.7% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Zambia peaked at 46.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2022.
Zambia ranks 171st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 46.5% | — |
| 2010 | 36.3% | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -43.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 22.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 22.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 33.8% | 41.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 22.7% | 40.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 168 Kuwait 24.0% compare
- 169 Mozambique 23.9% compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.2% compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 22.6% compare
- 173 Ghana 22.6% compare
- 174 Afghanistan 20.7% compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Zambia?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Zambia was 22.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Zambia ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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