Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Dominican Republic
14.3%
in 2023
Malawi
15.1%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
128th
Malawi rank
125th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Dominican Republic
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 15.1% against 14.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 128th and Malawi ranks 125th of 187 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.6% | 6.2% | 2.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 5.5% | 4.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 7.1% | 6.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 1.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 0.7% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Dominican Republic or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 15.1% against 14.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Dominican Republic and Malawi?
- 0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Malawi rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Dominican Republic ranks 128th and Malawi ranks 125th 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.