Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues

Nigeria
8.19 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Sierra Leone
7.36 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria rank
130th
Sierra Leone rank
131st

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 8.19 Percentage of GDP against 7.36 Percentage of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.83 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 130th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 135 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2010s 7.18 Percentage of GDP 6.65 Percentage of GDP 0.5351 Percentage of GDP Nigeria
2020s 7.08 Percentage of GDP 7.17 Percentage of GDP 0.0909 Percentage of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at 8.19 Percentage of GDP against 7.36 Percentage of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.83 Percentage of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Nigeria ranks 130th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 135 countries.
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.