Central African Republic vs Saudi Arabia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Central African Republic
7.2%
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
8.0%
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
170th
Saudi Arabia rank
167th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Central African Republic
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.0% against 7.2% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 167th of 187 countries.
Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 1.9% | 5.8% | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 1.4% | 6.6% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 2.4% | 4.5% | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Central African Republic or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.0% against 7.2% in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Central African Republic and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.8%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Saudi Arabia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Central African Republic and Saudi Arabia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Central African Republic ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 167th 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.