Botswana vs Türkiye: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Botswana
22.8%
in 2023
Türkiye
23.2%
in 2023
Botswana rank
71st
Türkiye rank
69th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Botswana
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 23.2% against 22.8% in Botswana, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 71st and Türkiye ranks 69th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 12.8% | 10.0% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 15.7% | 9.3% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 23.4% | 2.4% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 24.7% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 23.2% | 1.5% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Botswana or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 23.2% against 22.8% in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Botswana and Türkiye?
- 0.4%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Türkiye?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Türkiye rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Botswana ranks 71st and Türkiye ranks 69th 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.