Kenya vs Mali: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Kenya
16.1%
in 2023
Mali
15.5%
in 2023
Kenya rank
121st
Mali rank
123rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Kenya
- Mali
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.1% against 15.5% in Mali, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 121st and Mali ranks 123rd of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.2% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.5% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.4% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 0.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Kenya or Mali?
- Kenya, at 16.1% against 15.5% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Kenya and Mali?
- 0.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Kenya ranks 121st and Mali ranks 123rd 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.