Djibouti vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Djibouti
11.3%
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
10.6%
in 2022
Djibouti rank
153rd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
155th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Djibouti
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 11.3% against 10.6% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 153rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Djibouti, at 11.3% against 10.6% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2020.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Djibouti and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.7%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Djibouti and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Djibouti ranks 153rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.