Bhutan vs Malaysia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Bhutan
12.4%
in 2023
Malaysia
12.6%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
142nd
Malaysia rank
139th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Bhutan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.6% against 12.4% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 142nd and Malaysia ranks 139th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 18.4% | 12.9% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 17.5% | 11.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 14.3% | 5.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 0.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.6% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 12.6% against 12.4% in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Malaysia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Bhutan ranks 142nd and Malaysia ranks 139th 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.