Africa vs Timor-Leste: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues

Africa
16.09 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Timor-Leste
10.02 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
Timor-Leste rank
5th

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time

  • Africa
  • Timor-Leste
510152025201220182024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 16.09 Percentage of GDP against 10.02 Percentage of GDP in Timor-Leste, a difference of 6.07 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.6 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Africa ranks 6th and Timor-Leste ranks 5th of 6 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2010s 14.88 Percentage of GDP 15.02 Percentage of GDP 0.1379 Percentage of GDP Timor-Leste
2020s 15.51 Percentage of GDP 14.02 Percentage of GDP 1.48 Percentage of GDP Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues, Africa or Timor-Leste?
Africa, at 16.09 Percentage of GDP against 10.02 Percentage of GDP in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues between Africa and Timor-Leste?
6.07 Percentage of GDP, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Timor-Leste?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Africa ranks 6th and Timor-Leste ranks 5th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.