Gabon vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Gabon
20.5%
in 1996
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
20.2%
in 2015
Gabon rank
88th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
91st
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Gabon
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 20.5% against 20.2% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 88th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 91st of 187 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 18.5% | 4.3% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 14.2% | 2.3% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Gabon or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Gabon, at 20.5% against 20.2% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 1996.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Gabon and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.3%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1996.
- How do Gabon and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Gabon ranks 88th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 91st 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.