Gambia vs Guyana: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Gambia
9.5%
in 2023
Guyana
10.3%
in 2023
Gambia rank
161st
Guyana rank
158th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Gambia
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 10.3% against 9.5% in Gambia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 161st and Guyana ranks 158th of 187 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 14.8% | 6.4% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 14.1% | 6.5% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 15.0% | 7.4% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 17.0% | 7.0% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 13.8% | 3.8% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Gambia or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 10.3% against 9.5% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Gambia and Guyana?
- 0.8%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guyana?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Guyana rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Gambia ranks 161st and Guyana ranks 158th 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.