Chile vs Senegal: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Chile
18.9%
in 2023
Senegal
19.4%
in 2023
Chile rank
99th
Senegal rank
96th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Chile
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 19.4% against 18.9% in Chile, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 99th and Senegal ranks 96th of 187 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.1% | 11.1% | 9.0% | Chile |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 11.7% | 5.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 13.9% | 3.5% | Chile |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 15.4% | 3.3% | Chile |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.4% | 1.6% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Chile or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 19.4% against 18.9% in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Chile and Senegal?
- 0.5%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Senegal?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Senegal rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Chile ranks 99th and Senegal ranks 96th 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.