El Salvador vs Kazakhstan: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
El Salvador
20.6%
in 2023
Kazakhstan
20.5%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
87th
Kazakhstan rank
89th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- El Salvador
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.6% against 20.5% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Kazakhstan ranks 89th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 16.4% | 6.3% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 23.7% | 9.9% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 20.1% | 3.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 16.8% | 2.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, El Salvador or Kazakhstan?
- El Salvador, at 20.6% against 20.5% in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between El Salvador and Kazakhstan?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kazakhstan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Kazakhstan rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Kazakhstan ranks 89th 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.