Jordan vs Thailand: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Jordan
17.2%
in 2023
Thailand
17.0%
in 2023
Jordan rank
116th
Thailand rank
117th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Jordan
- Thailand
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 17.2% against 17.0% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Thailand ahead.
Jordan ranks 116th and Thailand ranks 117th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.5% | 14.1% | 2.6% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 16.6% | 2.8% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 16.5% | 3.2% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 17.9% | 2.9% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.6% | 0.3% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Jordan or Thailand?
- Jordan, at 17.2% against 17.0% in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Jordan and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Thailand?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Thailand rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Jordan ranks 116th and Thailand ranks 117th 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.
Individual pages
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.