Guinea-Bissau vs Sri Lanka: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Guinea-Bissau
9.2%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
9.8%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
163rd
Sri Lanka rank
160th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.8% against 9.2% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd and Sri Lanka ranks 160th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 13.9% | 11.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 11.7% | 6.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 11.0% | 2.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.2% | 0.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Guinea-Bissau or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.8% against 9.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 0.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd and Sri Lanka ranks 160th 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.