Mauritania vs Panama: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Mauritania
12.6%
in 2023
Panama
12.5%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
138th
Panama rank
140th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Mauritania
- Panama
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 12.6% against 12.5% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Panama ahead.
Mauritania ranks 138th and Panama ranks 140th of 187 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 14.6% | 2.8% | Panama |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 16.2% | 7.1% | Panama |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 13.6% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 14.9% | 3.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.3% | 0.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Mauritania or Panama?
- Mauritania, at 12.6% against 12.5% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Mauritania and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Panama rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Mauritania ranks 138th and Panama ranks 140th 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.