Bahamas vs Thailand: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Bahamas
17.3%
in 2023
Thailand
17.0%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
114th
Thailand rank
117th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Bahamas
- Thailand
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 17.3% against 17.0% in Thailand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Thailand ahead.
Bahamas ranks 114th and Thailand ranks 117th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 14.0% | 6.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 16.6% | 6.9% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 16.5% | 6.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 17.9% | 4.7% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 0.0% | Bahamas |
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 Thailand?
- Bahamas, at 17.3% against 17.0% in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Bahamas and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Thailand?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Thailand rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Bahamas ranks 114th and Thailand ranks 117th 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.