Bahamas vs Jordan: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Bahamas
17.3%
in 2023
Jordan
17.2%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
114th
Jordan rank
116th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Bahamas
- Jordan
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 17.3% against 17.2% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Jordan ahead.
Bahamas ranks 114th and Jordan ranks 116th of 187 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 11.7% | 4.0% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 19.4% | 9.7% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 19.7% | 9.2% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 15.0% | 1.8% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 17.0% | 0.3% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Bahamas or Jordan?
- Bahamas, at 17.3% against 17.2% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Bahamas and Jordan?
- 0.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jordan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Jordan rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Bahamas ranks 114th and Jordan ranks 116th 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.