Nigeria vs Yemen: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Nigeria
7.2%
in 2007
Yemen
7.0%
in 2012
Nigeria rank
171st
Yemen rank
172nd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in Yemen, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Yemen ahead.
Nigeria ranks 171st and Yemen ranks 172nd of 187 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 7.4% | 1.6% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Nigeria, at 7.2% against 7.0% in Yemen as of 2007.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2007.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Nigeria ranks 171st 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.