Peru vs Thailand: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Peru
16.9%
in 2022
Thailand
17.0%
in 2023
Peru rank
118th
Thailand rank
117th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Peru
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 17.0% against 16.9% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 118th and Thailand ranks 117th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 1.2% | Peru |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 16.6% | 2.9% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 16.5% | 2.0% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 17.9% | 2.9% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 16.5% | 1.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Peru or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 17.0% against 16.9% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Peru and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Thailand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Peru and Thailand rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Peru ranks 118th and Thailand ranks 117th 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.