Djibouti vs Laos: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Djibouti
11.3%
in 2020
Laos
10.6%
in 2022
Djibouti rank
153rd
Laos rank
155th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Djibouti
- Laos
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 11.3% against 10.6% in Laos, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 155th of 187 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 3.9% | 14.4% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 4.1% | 13.6% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 8.5% | 7.3% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.8% | 1.1% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.4% | 1.9% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Djibouti or Laos?
- Djibouti, at 11.3% against 10.6% in Laos as of 2020.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Djibouti and Laos?
- 0.7%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Laos?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Djibouti and Laos rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Djibouti ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 155th 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.