Indonesia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Indonesia
10.3%
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
10.5%
in 2008
Indonesia rank
159th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
156th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Indonesia
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 10.5% against 10.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 159th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 13.1% | 2.0% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 16.1% | 2.8% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 15.4% | 2.2% | 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, Indonesia or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 10.5% against 10.3% in Indonesia as of 2008.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Indonesia and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2008.
- How do Indonesia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Indonesia ranks 159th 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.