Paying Taxes in Ethiopia

The table below addresses the taxes and mandatory contributions that a medium-size company must pay or withhold in a given year in Ethiopia, as well as measures of administrative burden in paying taxes.

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Tax or mandatory contributionPayments (number)Notes on PaymentsTime (hours)Statutory tax rateTax baseTotal tax rate (% profit)Notes on TTR
Corporate income tax1 15030.0%taxable profits26.1 
Property tax1 -2 Birrsquare meter2.3 
Excise tax on fuel1 -30.0%CIF (cost, insurance, and freight)1 
Capital gains tax1 -15.0%capital gains0.8 
License renewal fees1 -fixed fee 0.6 
Tax on interest 0 -5.0%interest income0.3 
Vehicle tax1 -100 Birr 0.1 
Stamp duty1 -various rates  small amount
Personal income tax 24   witheld
Value added tax (VAT)12 2415.0%value added not included
Totals:19 198  31.1 


Notes:
Name of taxes have been standardized. For instance income tax, profit tax, tax on company's income are all named corporate income tax in this table.
The hours for VAT include all the VAT and sales taxes applicable.
The hours for Social Security include all the hours for labor taxes and mandatory contributions in general.