Guinea-Bissau vs East Timor: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Guinea-Bissau
9.2%
in 2023
East Timor
8.7%
in 2016
Guinea-Bissau rank
163rd
East Timor rank
164th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- East Timor
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 9.2% against 8.7% in East Timor, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd and East Timor ranks 164th of 187 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 17.3% | 13.0% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 0.7% | 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 East Timor?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 9.2% against 8.7% in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Guinea-Bissau and East Timor?
- 0.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and East Timor?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and East Timor rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd and East Timor ranks 164th 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.