Afghanistan vs Palestine: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Afghanistan
6.8%
in 2020
Palestine
6.6%
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Palestine rank
174th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Afghanistan
- Palestine
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6.8% against 6.6% in Palestine, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Palestine ranks 174th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.5% | 2.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.0% | 3.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Afghanistan or Palestine?
- Afghanistan, at 6.8% against 6.6% in Palestine as of 2020.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Afghanistan and Palestine?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Palestine?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Palestine rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Palestine ranks 174th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.