Burkina Faso vs Kiribati: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Burkina Faso
18.4%
in 2023
Kiribati
18.3%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
104th
Kiribati rank
105th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kiribati
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 18.4% against 18.3% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kiribati ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 104th and Kiribati ranks 105th of 187 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 15.1% | 7.5% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 15.9% | 7.0% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 18.2% | 8.0% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 15.3% | 1.8% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 20.4% | 4.3% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Burkina Faso or Kiribati?
- Burkina Faso, at 18.4% against 18.3% in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Burkina Faso and Kiribati?
- 0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kiribati?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kiribati rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Burkina Faso ranks 104th and Kiribati ranks 105th 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.