Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Afghanistan
6.8%
in 2020
Nigeria
7.2%
in 2007
Afghanistan rank
176th
Nigeria rank
174th
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.2% against 6.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Nigeria ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7.2% against 6.8% in Afghanistan as of 2007.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2007.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th and Nigeria ranks 174th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) β with major processing 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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About this data
Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.