Dominican Republic vs Philippines: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Dominican Republic
14.3%
in 2023
Philippines
14.1%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
128th
Philippines rank
130th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Dominican Republic
- Philippines
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 14.3% against 14.1% in Philippines, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Philippines ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 128th and Philippines ranks 130th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 10.8% | 1.2% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 13.7% | 3.3% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 12.2% | 1.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 14.2% | 0.5% | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Dominican Republic, at 14.3% against 14.1% in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Dominican Republic and Philippines?
- 0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Philippines?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Philippines rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Dominican Republic ranks 128th and Philippines ranks 130th 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.