Brunei vs Sierra Leone: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Brunei
5.6%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
6.3%
in 2023
Brunei rank
179th
Sierra Leone rank
176th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Brunei
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 6.3% against 5.6% in Brunei, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 187 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 4.0% | 9.7% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 5.2% | 20.5% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 7.2% | 5.6% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Brunei |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 6.3% against 5.6% in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Brunei and Sierra Leone?
- 0.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sierra Leone?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Sierra Leone rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Brunei ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th 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.