Lebanon vs Myanmar: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Lebanon
5.8%
in 2021
Myanmar
6.4%
in 2019
Lebanon rank
177th
Myanmar rank
175th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Lebanon
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 6.4% against 5.8% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 177th and Myanmar ranks 175th of 187 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 4.1% | 7.6% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 2.9% | 11.7% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 6.9% | 7.8% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Lebanon or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 6.4% against 5.8% in Lebanon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Lebanon and Myanmar?
- 0.6%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Myanmar?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Lebanon and Myanmar rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Lebanon ranks 177th and Myanmar ranks 175th 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.