Paraguay vs Sao Tome and Principe: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Paraguay
11.3%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
11.5%
in 2023
Paraguay rank
152nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
149th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Paraguay
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 11.5% against 11.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 152nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 149th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 5.4% | 5.0% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 13.6% | 4.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 15.0% | 4.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.8% | 0.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Paraguay or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 11.5% against 11.3% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Paraguay ranks 152nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 149th 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.