Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Sao Tome and Principe or Tanzania?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 11.5% against 11.5% in Tanzania as of 2023.

What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Sao Tome and Principe and Tanzania?

0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tanzania?

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Tanzania: Tax revenue as share of GDP

Sao Tome and Principe

11.5%

in 2023

Tanzania

11.5%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe rank

151st

Tanzania rank

153rd

Tax revenue as share of GDP over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Tanzania

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 11.5% against 11.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st and Tanzania ranks 153rd of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.1%	7.4%	2.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	5.4%	8.1%	2.7%	Tanzania
2000s	13.6%	8.3%	5.2%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	15.0%	11.0%	4.0%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	11.8%	11.7%	0.1%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Sao Tome and Principe or Tanzania?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 11.5% against 11.5% in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Sao Tome and Principe and Tanzania?: 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tanzania?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tanzania rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st and Tanzania ranks 153rd 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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Indicator: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,348 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.