Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Ecuador or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 20.2% against 19.9% in Ecuador as of 2015.

What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.3%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Tax revenue as share of GDP

Ecuador

19.9%

in 2017

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

20.2%

in 2015

Ecuador rank

54th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

51st

Tax revenue as share of GDP over time

Ecuador
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 20.2% against 19.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Ecuador ranks 54th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 51st of 77 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.9%	14.9%	7.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	12.6%	14.0%	1.4%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	19.0%	15.3%	3.7%	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Ecuador or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 20.2% against 19.9% in Ecuador as of 2015.
What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.3%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?: Ecuador ranks 54th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 51st of 77 countries.
Where does this data come from?: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Unit: %
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 77 places, 1,982 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.