Lebanon vs Sierra Leone: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Lebanon
5.8%
in 2021
Sierra Leone
6.3%
in 2023
Lebanon rank
177th
Sierra Leone rank
176th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Lebanon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 6.3% against 5.8% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 187 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 4.7% | 7.1% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 5.2% | 10.0% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 6.9% | 8.3% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 1.2% | 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 6.3% against 5.8% in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Lebanon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Lebanon and Sierra Leone rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Lebanon ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th 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.