Guyana vs Sri Lanka: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Guyana
10.3%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
9.8%
in 2023
Guyana rank
158th
Sri Lanka rank
160th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Guyana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 10.3% against 9.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Guyana ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 160th of 187 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 14.0% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 11.7% | 3.3% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 11.0% | 6.0% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 8.2% | 5.6% | 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, Guyana or Sri Lanka?
- Guyana, at 10.3% against 9.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Guyana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Sri Lanka rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Guyana ranks 158th 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.