Armenia vs Azerbaijan: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Armenia
23.0%
in 2023
Azerbaijan
22.5%
in 2023
Armenia rank
70th
Azerbaijan rank
73rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 23.0% against 22.5% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 70th and Azerbaijan ranks 73rd of 187 countries.
Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.3% | 3.2% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.1% | 2.1% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 14.5% | 7.1% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 17.4% | 5.1% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Armenia or Azerbaijan?
- Armenia, at 23.0% against 22.5% in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
- 0.5%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Azerbaijan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Armenia and Azerbaijan rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Armenia ranks 70th and Azerbaijan ranks 73rd 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.