Ethiopia

Beyond aid: reflections on tax policy reform as a path to sustainable financing in Ethiopia

On 17 July 2026, TaxDev and the Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) co-organised a panel discussion, “Beyond Aid: Tax Policy Reforms as a Path to Sustainable Financing”, as part of the EEA’s 23rd

EEA panel discussion | Beyond aid: tax policy reform as a path to sustainable development financing

Background and rationale

Mitigating the consequences of job loss in lower-income countries: evidence from Ethiopia

Job loss is an understudied risk for formal workers in lower-income countries. In these settings, lump-sum severance pay is often the only source of job-loss insurance.

Ethiopia’s new investment incentive regulation explained

This month, Ethiopia’s new Investment Tax and Customs Duty Incentive Regulation (No. 586/2026) governing tax incentives for investors has come into effect. The key changes are:

Fuel and vehicle taxes in Africa

Why are fuel and vehicle taxes important?

Ethiopia’s tax-to-GDP ratio has fallen, even as the country has got richer

This blog was originally published on blogs.lse.ac.uk on 11 September 2025

Ethiopia’s revised income tax explained

In July 2025, the federal and regional governments implemented the income tax amendment (Proclamation No. 1395 /2025) upon its approval by the House of People's Representatives.

Ethiopia publishes major new tax-to-GDP ratio report

The Ethiopian Ministry of Finance has published a major new report: Ethiopia’s tax-to-GDP ratio.

Ethiopia publishes its first National Medium-Term Revenue Strategy

In October 2024, the Government of Ethiopia published its first National Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (NMTRS), setting out a roadmap for reform of key elements of tax policy and administration for

Personal income tax reforms and income inequality in African countries

This study sheds light on the potential of personal income tax (PIT) to address inequality in African countries.