Burkina Faso vs Suriname: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Burkina Faso
18.4%
in 2023
Suriname
18.6%
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
104th
Suriname rank
102nd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Burkina Faso
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 18.6% against 18.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Suriname ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 104th and Suriname ranks 102nd of 187 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 12.0% | 3.0% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 16.8% | 6.8% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 15.5% | 1.9% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 16.7% | 1.5% | Suriname |
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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 18.6% against 18.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Burkina Faso and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Suriname?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Suriname rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Burkina Faso ranks 104th and Suriname ranks 102nd 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.