Belarus vs United Kingdom: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Belarus
35.3%
in 2023
United Kingdom
34.9%
in 2023
Belarus rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
24th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Belarus
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 35.3% against 34.9% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 32.1% | 11.6% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 32.3% | 3.0% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 34.3% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Belarus or United Kingdom?
- Belarus, at 35.3% against 34.9% in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Belarus and United Kingdom?
- 0.4%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United Kingdom?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and United Kingdom rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Belarus ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 24th 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.