Philippines vs Zimbabwe: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Philippines
14.1%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
14.9%
in 2021
Philippines rank
130th
Zimbabwe rank
127th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Philippines
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 14.9% against 14.1% in Philippines, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Philippines ranks 130th and Zimbabwe ranks 127th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 23.0% | 9.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 1.0% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.8% | 0.2% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Philippines or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 14.9% against 14.1% in Philippines as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Philippines and Zimbabwe?
- 0.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Zimbabwe?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Philippines and Zimbabwe rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Philippines ranks 130th and Zimbabwe ranks 127th 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.