Benin vs Guinea: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Benin
11.6%
in 2013
Guinea
11.9%
in 2023
Benin rank
148th
Guinea rank
147th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 11.9% against 11.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 148th and Guinea ranks 147th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 9.6% | 2.8% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 8.0% | 0.2% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.6% | 2.1% | Benin |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 12.7% | 1.3% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Benin or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 11.9% against 11.6% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Benin and Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2013.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Benin ranks 148th and Guinea ranks 147th 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.