Myanmar vs Sierra Leone: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Myanmar
6.4%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
6.3%
in 2023
Myanmar rank
175th
Sierra Leone rank
176th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Myanmar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 6.4% against 6.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 175th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 2.7% | 4.4% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 5.3% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 7.1% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Myanmar or Sierra Leone?
- Myanmar, at 6.4% against 6.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Myanmar and Sierra Leone rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Myanmar ranks 175th 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.