Chad vs Sierra Leone: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Chad
5.7%
in 2018
Sierra Leone
6.3%
in 2023
Chad rank
178th
Sierra Leone rank
176th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Chad
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 6.3% against 5.7% in Chad, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Chad ranks 178th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 0.9% | Chad |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Chad |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 6.7% | 4.0% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Chad or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 6.3% against 5.7% in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 0.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
- How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Chad ranks 178th 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.