Guyana vs Syria: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Guyana
10.3%
in 2023
Syria
10.5%
in 2008
Guyana rank
158th
Syria rank
156th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Guyana
- Syria
How they compare
Syria 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 Syria ahead.
Guyana ranks 158th and Syria ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 16.4% | 1.5% | Syria |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 16.1% | 2.9% | Syria |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 15.4% | 0.6% | Syria |
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 Syria?
- Syria, 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 Syria?
- 0.2%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Syria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2008.
- How do Guyana and Syria rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Guyana ranks 158th and Syria 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.