Iraq vs Somalia: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Iraq
1.3%
in 2019
Somalia
2.1%
in 2023
Iraq rank
190th
Somalia rank
189th
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.1% against 1.3% in Iraq, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Somalia ahead.
Iraq ranks 190th and Somalia ranks 189th of 192 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Iraq or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.1% against 1.3% in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Iraq and Somalia?
- 0.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
- How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 190th and Somalia ranks 189th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – 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.