Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Zambia
Zambia: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 13.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
13.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 189 countries
All-time high
13.8%
in 2008
All-time low
13.8%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Zambia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Zambia stood at 13.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Zambia peaked at 13.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2008.
That places Zambia 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.8% | — |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 13.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 13.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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: value added tax in Zambia?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Zambia was 13.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2008.
- How does Zambia rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Zambia ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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