Bangladesh vs Niger: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Bangladesh
7.3%
in 2023
Niger
8.1%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
169th
Niger rank
166th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Bangladesh
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 8.1% against 7.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Niger ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 169th and Niger ranks 166th of 187 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 6.3% | 2.4% | Niger |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.4% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 8.2% | 2.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 10.3% | 3.0% | Niger |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 9.1% | 1.6% | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 8.1% against 7.3% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Bangladesh and Niger?
- 0.8%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Niger?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Niger rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Bangladesh ranks 169th and Niger ranks 166th 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.