Aruba vs Suriname: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Aruba
18.5%
in 2022
Suriname
18.6%
in 2022
Aruba rank
103rd
Suriname rank
102nd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Aruba
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 18.6% against 18.5% in Aruba, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 103rd and Suriname ranks 102nd of 187 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 14.9% | 10.5% | Aruba |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 17.1% | 6.1% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 14.4% | 5.5% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 16.7% | 1.9% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Aruba or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 18.6% against 18.5% in Aruba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Aruba and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Suriname?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Aruba and Suriname rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Aruba ranks 103rd and Suriname ranks 102nd 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.