Guyana vs Syrian Arab Republic: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Guyana
10.3%
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
10.5%
in 2008
Guyana rank
158th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
156th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Guyana
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 10.5% against 10.3% in Guyana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Guyana ranks 158th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 16.4% | 1.5% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 16.1% | 2.9% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 15.4% | 0.6% | Syrian Arab Republic |
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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 10.5% against 10.3% in Guyana as of 2008.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Guyana and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2008.
- How do Guyana and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Guyana ranks 158th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 156th 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.