Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Kenya
16.1%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
15.8%
in 2023
Kenya rank
121st
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.1% against 15.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kenya ranks 121st and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 13.0% | 3.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 13.7% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 16.5% | 4.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 15.8% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 1.1% | 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya, at 16.1% against 15.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Kenya ranks 121st and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd 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.