Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Malawi
15.1%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
15.8%
in 2023
Malawi rank
125th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.8% against 15.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 187 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 13.0% | 6.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 13.7% | 8.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 16.3% | 9.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 15.8% | 4.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.7% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.8% against 15.1% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Malawi ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd 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.