Malawi vs Uganda: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues

Malawi
13.19 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Uganda
12.69 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
23rd
Uganda rank
26th

Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 13.19 Percentage of GDP against 12.69 Percentage of GDP in Uganda, a difference of 0.5 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Uganda ahead.

Malawi ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 26th of 36 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 9.77 Percentage of GDP 9.22 Percentage of GDP 0.5507 Percentage of GDP Malawi
2010s 11.98 Percentage of GDP 10 Percentage of GDP 1.98 Percentage of GDP Malawi
2020s 12.62 Percentage of GDP 12.36 Percentage of GDP 0.2648 Percentage of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at 13.19 Percentage of GDP against 12.69 Percentage of GDP in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues between Malawi and Uganda?
0.5 Percentage of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues?
Malawi ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 26th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 998 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Africa countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-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, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.