Bhutan vs Cambodia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Bhutan
12.4%
in 2023
Cambodia
12.0%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
142nd
Cambodia rank
145th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 12.4% against 12.0% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 142nd and Cambodia ranks 145th of 187 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.8% | 1.2% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.3% | 1.6% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.7% | 3.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Bhutan or Cambodia?
- Bhutan, at 12.4% against 12.0% in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Bhutan and Cambodia?
- 0.4%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cambodia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Cambodia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Bhutan ranks 142nd and Cambodia ranks 145th 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.