Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Benin
11.6%
in 2013
Sao Tome and Principe
11.5%
in 2023
Benin rank
148th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
149th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Benin
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Benin currently reports 11.6% against 11.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Benin ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 149th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 8.6% | 1.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 5.4% | 2.4% | Benin |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 13.6% | 2.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 17.6% | 6.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Benin, at 11.6% against 11.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2013.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2013.
- How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Benin ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 149th 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.