Bangladesh vs Central African Republic: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Bangladesh
7.3%
in 2023
Central African Republic
7.2%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
169th
Central African Republic rank
170th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Bangladesh
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 7.3% against 7.2% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 169th and Central African Republic ranks 170th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Central African Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 8.0% | 2.9% | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 8.1% | 2.3% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.6% | 0.2% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Bangladesh or Central African Republic?
- Bangladesh, at 7.3% against 7.2% in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Bangladesh and Central African Republic?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Central African Republic?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Central African Republic rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Bangladesh ranks 169th and Central African Republic ranks 170th 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.