Kuwait vs Somalia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Kuwait
1.2%
in 2023
Somalia
2.1%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
186th
Somalia rank
185th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Kuwait
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.1% against 1.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times Kuwait's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 186th and Somalia ranks 185th of 187 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Kuwait or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.1% against 1.2% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Kuwait and Somalia?
- 0.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Somalia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Somalia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Kuwait ranks 186th and Somalia ranks 185th 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.