Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Madagascar
10.4%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
9.8%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
157th
Sri Lanka rank
160th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Madagascar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 10.4% against 9.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Madagascar ranks 157th and Sri Lanka ranks 160th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 14.0% | 6.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 11.7% | 2.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 11.0% | 1.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.2% | 2.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
- Madagascar, at 10.4% against 9.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 0.6%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Madagascar ranks 157th and Sri Lanka ranks 160th 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.