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Ten Taxpayers Account for Nearly Half of Revenue Collected

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Ten Taxpayers Account for Nearly Half of Revenue Collected
AI SUMMARY

A report by Cepheus Research & Analytics reveals that Ethiopia's ten largest taxpayers generated 254.4 billion birr, or 48.7 percent of the revenue collected by the Ministry of Revenues' Large Taxpayers Branch Office during the 2025/26 fiscal year.

  • Ethiopia's ten largest taxpayers contributed 254.4 billion birr during the 2025/26 fiscal year.
  • The top ten taxpayers accounted for 48.7 percent of the 522.7 billion birr collected by the Large Taxpayers Branch Office.
  • The ten taxpayers represented just 1.3 percent of the branch's 746 registered taxpayers.
  • Approximately 29 percent of taxpayers registered with the Large Taxpayers Branch contributed 80 percent of its total revenue.
  • Thirty-one state-owned enterprises contributed 217.9 billion birr, accounting for approximately 42 percent of the branch's collections.
  • One hundred twenty-seven foreign-invested firms contributed 102.2 billion birr, or roughly 20 percent of total collections.
  • Fifty banks and insurance companies contributed 65.4 billion birr, representing about 12 percent of collections.
  • Five hundred thirty-two domestically owned private companies contributed 104.6 billion birr, equivalent to about one-fifth of collections.
  • Nationwide revenue reached a record 1.518 trillion birr during the fiscal year, exceeding the revised annual target of 1.5 trillion birr.
  • Domestic taxes contributed 774 billion birr, while customs duties and taxes on foreign trade generated 725.3 billion birr.
  • Ethiopia's tax-to-GDP ratio declined from 12.4 percent in 2014/15 to 7.5 percent in 2022/23, according to a Ministry of Finance study published in August 2025.
  • The government's National Medium-Term Revenue Strategy projects increasing the tax-to-GDP ratio to 13.2 percent by the end of FY2027/28.
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