Brunei vs Lebanon: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Brunei
5.6%
in 2023
Lebanon
5.8%
in 2021
Brunei rank
179th
Lebanon rank
177th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Brunei
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 5.8% against 5.6% in Brunei, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 179th and Lebanon ranks 177th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 0.9% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 15.2% | 10.5% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 14.9% | 2.1% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.4% | 1.1% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Brunei or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 5.8% against 5.6% in Brunei as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Brunei and Lebanon?
- 0.2%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Lebanon?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Brunei and Lebanon rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Brunei ranks 179th and Lebanon ranks 177th 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.