Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Bangladesh
7.3%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
8.0%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
169th
Saudi Arabia rank
167th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Bangladesh
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.0% against 7.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 169th and Saudi Arabia ranks 167th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 1.9% | 3.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.4% | 4.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 2.4% | 4.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.7% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.0% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 0.7%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Bangladesh ranks 169th and Saudi Arabia ranks 167th 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.