Kiribati vs Suriname: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Kiribati
18.3%
in 2023
Suriname
18.6%
in 2022
Kiribati rank
105th
Suriname rank
102nd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Kiribati
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 18.6% against 18.3% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 105th and Suriname ranks 102nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 12.0% | 3.5% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 1.2% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.8% | 0.5% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 16.7% | 4.3% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Kiribati or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 18.6% against 18.3% in Kiribati as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Kiribati and Suriname?
- 0.3%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Suriname?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and Suriname rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Kiribati ranks 105th and Suriname ranks 102nd 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.