Cyprus vs Israel: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Cyprus
28.2%
in 2023
Israel
29.8%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
46th
Israel rank
43rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Cyprus
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 29.8% against 28.2% in Cyprus, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 46th and Israel ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 32.5% | 8.9% | Israel |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 33.0% | 5.2% | Israel |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 29.8% | 1.7% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Cyprus or Israel?
- Israel, at 29.8% against 28.2% in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Cyprus and Israel?
- 1.6%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Israel?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Israel rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Cyprus ranks 46th and Israel ranks 43rd 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.