Myanmar vs Yemen: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Myanmar
6.4%
in 2019
Yemen
7.0%
in 2012
Myanmar rank
175th
Yemen rank
172nd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Myanmar
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 7.0% against 6.4% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 172nd of 187 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 7.3% | 2.7% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 7.2% | 4.0% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 7.0% against 6.4% in Myanmar as of 2012.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Myanmar and Yemen?
- 0.6%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2012.
- How do Myanmar and Yemen rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Myanmar ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 172nd 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.