Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Serbia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality

Bosnia and Herzegovina
37.1%
in 2023
Serbia
38.4%
in 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
15th
Serbia rank
12th

Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 38.4% against 37.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 15th and Serbia ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 37.6% 36.4% 1.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 37.6% 35.7% 1.9% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 36.4% 38.7% 2.3% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia?
Serbia, at 38.4% against 37.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2022.
What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia?
1.3%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 15th and Serbia ranks 12th 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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Indicator
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Unit
% of GDP
Source
UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,284 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

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.